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   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 hans Thoma, painter  

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

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   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   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 in the year 1839.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan in the year 1839.  

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   Stanislaw Duniecki, composer on this day in history.  

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

Nov 29   Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck) in the year 1839.  

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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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   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 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 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   In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38  

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 29   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56