Famous Deaths In 1838

Jan 13 Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1838.  

Jan 16 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS] in the year 1838.  

Jan 20 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 In the year 1838 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67  

Jan 28 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] in the year 1838.  

Jan 30 In the year 1838 osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail  

Feb 01 On this day in history abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71  

Feb 05 On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  

Feb 22 Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 in the year 1838.  

Mar 24 In the year 1838 thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 03 Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57 in the year 1838.  

Apr 06 On this day in history jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74  

Apr 11 In the year 1838 death of pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40  

Apr 17 On this day in history j Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71  

Apr 23 In the year 1838 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75  

May 17 In the year 1838 death of charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754)  

May 23 In the year 1838 john W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75  

May 28 Thomas Busby, composer, dies in the year 1838.  

Jun 25 François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774) died in the year 1838.  

Jul 10 In the year 1838 willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43  

Jul 17 In the year 1838 john Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82  

Jul 19 On this day in history frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 28 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jul 29 In the year 1838 jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66  

Aug 21 On this day in history a v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57  

Sep 01 On this day in history william Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68  

Sep 05 On this day in history death of charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764)  

Sep 07 Joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Sep 08 Pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1838.  

Oct 01 Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history death of black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767)  

Oct 04 On this day in history eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79  

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Jan 01 William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born in the year 1838.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)  

Jan 05 In the year 1838 birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)  

Jan 06 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)  

Feb 06 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933)  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898