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

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 in the year 1839.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 07   Henry Holmes, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 11   On this day in history the Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.  

Nov 13   In the year 1839 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) in the year 1839.  

Nov 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 american Statistical Association organizes in Boston  

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

Dec 07   Redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal in the year 1839.  

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

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

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

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.  

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