Historical Events In 1839

Jan 02   On this day in history 1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

Jan 02   On this day in history first photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

Jan 02   The first ever photographs o in the year 1839.   

Jan 02   In the year 1839 the first ever photographs of the Moon are taken   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "Big Wind" in the year 1839.   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish &English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind" on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history tea from India 1st arrives in UK   

Jan 10   Tea from India first arrives in UK in the year 1839.   

Jan 11   In the year 1839 earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA in the year 1839.   

Jan 12   On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   Aden conquered by British East India Company in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

Jan 19   The birth of Paul Cézanne, French painter in the year 1839.   

Jan 20   In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1839 acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University.   

Jan 24   Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1839 seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Jan 29   Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" in the year 1839.   

Feb 07   On this day in history nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)   

Feb 08   Aroostook, New Brunswick American and Canadian loggers clash in Aroostook lumber war over undefined boundary with Maine in the year 1839.   

Feb 11   Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine & New Brunswick   

Feb 18   Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1839 birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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