Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62   

Jul 14   Edward Sydney Smith, composer   

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies.   

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist.   

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer.   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England.   

Jul 30   Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad.   

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato and Platoism).   

Aug 08   Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio   

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

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer.   

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer   

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

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China   

Aug 23   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57   

Aug 23   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China   

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer.   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881.   

Sep 02   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress and Poverty).   

Sep 02   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   The inaugural Opium War begins in China   

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   Great fire in NY   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph.   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 10   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk and Wagnalls)   

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66   

Sep 11   1st Canadian track and field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies   

Sep 19   George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates is born.   

Sep 20   1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

Sep 20   Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74.   

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Jan 04   Carl humann: German engineer   

Jan 09   John knowles paine: Portland maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio maria de hostos: Puerto rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   Emil bohn: Composer   

Jan 19   Bohumil pazdirek: Composer   

Jan 19   Paul cézanne: French painter   

Jan 25   Seldon connor: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   James a herne: [j aherne], us playwright (hearts of oak)   

Jan 12   Joseph a koch: Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator,   

Jan 19   Georg abraham schneider: Composer,   

Feb 01   Giuseppe valadier: Italian architect/archaeologist,    

Feb 07   Karl august nicander: Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   Chevalier de lorimier: Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   Ignace antoine ladurner: Pianist/composer,   

Mar 13   Robert gallenberg: Composer,   

Mar 29   Bernardus jc dibbets: Dutch baron/gen-major (maastricht),