Page 4: 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 in the year 1839.   

Jul 14   Edward Sydney Smith, composer in the year 1839.   

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1839 friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

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

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

Aug 08   On this day in history nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925   

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China in the year 1839.   

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   On this day in history emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881   

Sep 02   On this day in history henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)   

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

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

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms in the year 1839.   

Sep 06   In the year 1839 great fire in NY   

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

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

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   On this day in history 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 19   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.   

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   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.   

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   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