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   Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60 in the year 1839.   

Sep 25   In the year 1839 karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya)   

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

Oct 02   In the year 1839 hans Thoma, painter   

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

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 in the year 1839.   

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

Oct 21   Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank) in the year 1839.   

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

Nov 03   On this day in history 1st opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks   

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

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

Nov 06   In the year 1839 hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies   

Nov 07   In the year 1839 henry Holmes, composer   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Stanislaw Duniecki, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 27   In the year 1839 american Statistical Association organizes in Boston   

Nov 29   Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck) on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 in the year 1839.   

Dec 05   George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 07   In the year 1839 jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69   

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

Dec 15   On this day in history matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

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

Dec 18   On this day in history charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75   

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

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 14   In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.   

Mar 04   On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 13   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 29   On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56