Page 5: Historical Events In 1839

Sep 20   Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 25   On this day in history karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya)   

Sep 28   On this day in history frances E C Willard, NY, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance Union)   

Oct 02   Hans Thoma, painter in the year 1839.   

Oct 02   New Zealand comes under jurisdiction of the Governor of New South Wales on this day in history.   

Oct 10   In the year 1839 british troops under Gen Charles Napier occupy Beirut   

Oct 11   On this day in history leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

Oct 18   In the year 1839 french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

Oct 21   In the year 1839 georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank)   

Oct 30   In the year 1839 alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter   

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

Nov 03   First opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks on this day in history.   

Nov 04   The Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies in the year 1839.   

Nov 07   Henry Holmes, composer in the year 1839.   

Nov 11   The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia on this day in history.   

Nov 13   1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY in the year 1839.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 25   In the year 1839 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.   

Nov 25   On this day in history stanislaw Duniecki, composer   

Nov 27   American Statistical Association organizes in Boston in the year 1839.   

Nov 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 07   Redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.   

Dec 18   On this day in history 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC   

Dec 18   Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1839.   

Dec 18   In the year 1839 first celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

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 in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.   

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