Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   In the year 1839 fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   In the year 1839 edward Sydney Smith, composer   

Jul 15   In the year 1839 winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies   

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

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.   

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

Jul 30   On this day in history slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad   

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) in the year 1839.   

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

Aug 08   Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer in the year 1839.   

Aug 17   On this day in history hubert Platt Main, composer   

Aug 19   On this day in history details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris   

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on this day in history.   

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China in the year 1839.   

Aug 23   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer in the year 1839.   

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

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

Sep 02   In the year 1839 henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)   

Sep 02   In the year 1839 salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   On this day in history the First Opium War begins in China.   

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms on this day in history.   

Sep 06   In the year 1839 great fire in NY   

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

Sep 09   On this day in history john Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 10   In the year 1839 isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Sep 10   On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66   

Sep 11   In the year 1839 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   In the year 1839 ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies   

Sep 19   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates in the year 1839.   

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

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   In the year 1839 birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.   

Mar 04   On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

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

Mar 29   On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56