Famous Deaths Happened In 1838

Jan 13 On this day in history ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53  

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

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 in the year 1838.  

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

Jan 30 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1838.  

Feb 22 In the year 1838 friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70  

Mar 16 Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 in the year 1838.  

Mar 22 Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 24 On this day in history thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72  

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

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

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

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 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754) died in the year 1838.  

May 23 John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 in the year 1838.  

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

Jun 25 On this day in history death of françois Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774)  

Jul 10 On this day in history willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43  

Jul 17 John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 28 On this day in history bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 29 Jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 A v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1838.  

Sep 01 William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68 in the year 1838.  

Sep 05 In the year 1838 death of charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764)  

Sep 07 On this day in history joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43  

Sep 08 On this day in history pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45  

Oct 01 Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) died in the year 1838.  

Oct 03 Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767) died in the year 1838.  

Oct 04 In the year 1838 eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

Jan 04 Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born in the year 1838.  

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

Feb 12 Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born in the year 1838.