Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

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

Jul 12   In the year 1839 christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62   

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   In the year 1839 friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1839 walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)   

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

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

Aug 15   In the year 1839 hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

Aug 17   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

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

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

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

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1839.   

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

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

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms on this day in history.   

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

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   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls) on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 04   In the year 1839 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   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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   On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.   

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

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