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 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   On this day in history philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist   

Jul 17   In the year 1839 friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   On this day in history chartist riots break out in Birmingham England   

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

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

Aug 08   On this day in history beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.   

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

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

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer in the year 1839.   

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

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist in the year 1839.   

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

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

Aug 23   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China in the year 1839.   

Aug 24   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer   

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

Sep 02   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam in the year 1839.   

Sep 05   The First Opium War begins in China on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   In the year 1839 great fire in NY   

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

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

Sep 10   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls) in the year 1839.   

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

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

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) 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   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 in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

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   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 in the year 1839.   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   In the year 1839 death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.   

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