Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.   

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

Jul 30   Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad in the year 1839.   

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

Aug 08   Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist in the year 1839.   

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

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   Eduard Napravnik, composer in the year 1839.   

Aug 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

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

Sep 10   On this day in history 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   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.   

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   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

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

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