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 on this day in history.  

Jul 14   In the year 1839 edward Sydney Smith, composer  

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies in the year 1839.  

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

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.  

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England in the year 1839.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 23   In the year 1839 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 23   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China on this day in history.  

Aug 24   In the year 1839 eduard Napravnik, composer  

Aug 26   In the year 1839 the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.  

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   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.  

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

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms  

Sep 06   In the year 1839 great fire in NY  

Sep 09   In the year 1839 john Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph  

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

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

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.  

Sep 11   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 the birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates  

Sep 20   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1839 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 13   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

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