Page 5: Historical Events In 1839

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

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

Sep 25   In the year 1839 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   On this day in history hans Thoma, painter   

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   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   On this day in history georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank)   

Oct 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1839.   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history henry Holmes, composer   

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

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

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

Nov 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

Nov 18   August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1839.   

Nov 25   Stanislaw Duniecki, composer in the year 1839.   

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   Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 05   The birth of George Armstrong Custer, Killed at the battle of 'The Little Bighorn' on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   In the year 1839 redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56