Historical Events In 1839

Feb 20   Anti-duelling law was passed by US Congress in the year 1839.   

Feb 20   Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia in the year 1839.   

Feb 24   Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1839 seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West   

Feb 25   Seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West in the year 1839.   

Feb 26   On this day in history jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain)   

Feb 26   On this day in history jem Mason on Lottery wins first Grand National Steeplechase (Britain)   

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.   

Mar 08   James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1839 felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928   

Mar 09   In the year 1839 prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours   

Mar 09   Prussian govt limits work week for children to 51 hours on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer in the year 1839.   

Mar 13   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 16   René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) in the year 1839.   

Mar 17   In the year 1839 josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

Mar 18   On this day in history francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

Mar 21   Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] in the year 1839.   

Mar 23   1st known use of term OK (Boston) on this day in history.   

Mar 25   On this day in history william Bell Wait, US, educated the blind   

Mar 26   1st Henley Royal Regatta in the year 1839.   

Mar 26   The first Henley Royal Regatta is held on this day in history.   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1839 nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)   

Apr 05   Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) on this day in history.   

Apr 11   John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1839 victorin de Joncieres, composer   

Apr 17   Guatemala forms republic on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)   

Apr 19   Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on this day in history.   

Apr 19   On this day in history treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy   

Apr 20   In the year 1839 carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914)   

Apr 20   Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

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

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   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 07   In the year 1839 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   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   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56