Historical Events In 1838

Feb 25   In the year 1838 canadian militia routs American republican sympathizers on Fighting Island, in the Detroit River   

Feb 25   In the year 1838 london pedestrian walks 20 miles backward then forward in 8 hours   

Feb 26   Rensselaer Van Rensselaer invades Pelee Island in Lake Erie with 500 American sympathizers of the Canadian rebels on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history wendelin Weissheimer, composer   

Feb 28   Robert Nelson, leader of the Patriotes, proclaims the independence of Lower Canada (today Québec) on this day in history.   

Mar 01   In the year 1838 gabriele dell' Addolorata, [Francesco Possenti], Italian priest   

Mar 02   In the year 1838 david Duffle Wood, composer   

Mar 03   George William Hill, US astronomer (calculated Moon's orbit) on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Rebellion at Pelee Island, Ontario Canada on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history paul Lacome, composer   

Mar 06   Franz Grillparzer's "Weh dem, der Lugt," premieres in Vienna on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1838 uS mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes)   

Mar 12   William Perkin, inventor (1st artificial dye) on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1838 alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)   

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

Mar 18   In the year 1838 jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter   

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

Mar 24   Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history leon Dierx, French poet   

Apr 03   Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) in the year 1838.   

Apr 05   Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist in the year 1838.   

Apr 06   In the year 1838 jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74   

Apr 08   On this day in history steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol England to NYC)   

Apr 09   In the year 1838 national Gallery re-opens in its new dedicated building in Trafalgar Square London   

Apr 09   National Galley opens in London on this day in history.   

Apr 09   Steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol England to NYC) beginning of the end of the Age of Sail on this day in history.   

Apr 11   On this day in history joseph Leopold Rockel, composer   

Apr 11   Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 in the year 1838.   

Apr 12   John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician in the year 1838.   

Apr 12   On this day in history rebel Col. Samuel Lount and Captain Peter Matthews publicly hanged for treason and sedition during the Rebellion of 1837 in Upper Canada   

Apr 16   On this day in history karel Bendl, composer   

Apr 17   J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1838.   

Apr 18   Wilkes' expedition to South Pole sails on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1838 birth of charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)   

Jan 05   Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917) was born in the year 1838.   

Feb 06   Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born in the year 1838.   

Feb 06   Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1838 ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 16   Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS] on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1838.   

Jan 23   Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]   

Jan 30   On this day in history osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail   

Feb 01   Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 in the year 1838.   

Feb 05   Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.