Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

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

Jul 12   On this day in history christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62   

Jul 14   In the year 1839 edward Sydney Smith, composer   

Jul 15   On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies   

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist in the year 1839.   

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.   

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

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

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) in the year 1839.   

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   On this day in history hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris in the year 1839.   

Aug 19   On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1839.   

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

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

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 20   1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem) on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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

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   On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

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

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