Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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   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   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England in the year 1839.  

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   On this day in history beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.  

Aug 08   Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 in the year 1839.  

Aug 15   In the year 1839 hugh Archibald Clarke, composer  

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China on this day in history.  

Aug 23   On this day in history charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

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   In the year 1839 the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.  

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1839 cherokee Nation forms  

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

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

Sep 17   Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies in the year 1839.  

Sep 19   On this day in history the birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates  

Sep 20   1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 12   On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70  

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   In the year 1839 death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)  

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   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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