Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1839.   

Jul 14   On this day in history edward Sydney Smith, composer   

Jul 15   On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies   

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   In the year 1839 chartist riots break out in Birmingham England   

Jul 30   In the year 1839 slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad   

Aug 04   On this day in history walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)   

Aug 08   In the year 1839 beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.   

Aug 08   On this day in history nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925   

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1839 hubert Platt Main, composer   

Aug 19   Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1839 oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

Aug 23   In the year 1839 british capture Hong Kong from China   

Aug 23   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1839.   

Aug 23   On this day in history hong Kong is taken by British in war with China.   

Aug 24   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 in the year 1839.   

Sep 02   On this day in history henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)   

Sep 02   On this day in history salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   The First Opium War begins in China in the year 1839.   

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms in the year 1839.   

Sep 06   Great fire in NY on this day in history.   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph on this day in history.   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph in the year 1839.   

Sep 10   On this day in history isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Sep 10   In the year 1839 pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66   

Sep 11   On this day in history 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   On this day in history ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies   

Sep 19   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1839 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1839 birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 29   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56