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

Jul 16   On this day in history philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist   

Jul 17   In the year 1839 friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   On this day in history chartist riots break out in Birmingham England   

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

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1839 hubert Platt Main, composer   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1839 oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

Aug 23   In the year 1839 british capture Hong Kong from China   

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 in the year 1839.   

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer in the year 1839.   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 in the year 1839.   

Sep 02   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) in the year 1839.   

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

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

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms   

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

Sep 09   On this day in history john Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph   

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   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   In the year 1839 ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies   

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   On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1839 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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