Page 5: Historical Events In 1839

Sep 20   Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 in the year 1839.   

Sep 21   On this day in history jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60   

Sep 25   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya) on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1839 frances E C Willard, NY, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance Union)   

Oct 02   Hans Thoma, painter on this day in history.   

Oct 02   In the year 1839 new Zealand comes under jurisdiction of the Governor of New South Wales   

Oct 10   On this day in history british troops under Gen Charles Napier occupy Beirut   

Oct 11   Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

Oct 21   Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter in the year 1839.   

Nov 03   1st opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks in the year 1839.   

Nov 03   In the year 1839 first opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks   

Nov 04   In the year 1839 the Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.   

Nov 06   On this day in history hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies   

Nov 07   Henry Holmes, composer in the year 1839.   

Nov 11   In the year 1839 the Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.   

Nov 13   1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1839 the first US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY   

Nov 17   On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan   

Nov 18   August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) in the year 1839.   

Nov 25   A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (never to be entirely rebuilt again). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history stanislaw Duniecki, composer   

Nov 27   American Statistical Association organizes in Boston on this day in history.   

Nov 29   In the year 1839 ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck)   

Dec 03   On this day in history frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71   

Dec 05   In the year 1839 george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

Dec 05   The birth of George Armstrong Custer, Killed at the battle of 'The Little Bighorn' in the year 1839.   

Dec 07   Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1839.   

Dec 07   On this day in history redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal   

Dec 15   Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC in the year 1839.   

Dec 18   Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history first celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY   

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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   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   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died on this day in history.   

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