Historical Events In 1838

Jan 01   1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide on this day in history.   

Jan 01   The first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide in the year 1838.   

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

Jan 04   Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) in the year 1838.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1838 samuel F.B. Morse makes the first public demonstration of the telegraph, in Morristown, New Jersey.   

Jan 06   Samuel Morse gives the first demonstration of the electric telegraph in the year 1838.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 1st telegraph message sent using dots & dashes (NJ)   

Jan 08   In the year 1838 edward Theller 1804-1859 fires on Fort Malden from vessel 'Anne', while Thomas Sutherland occupies Bois Blanc Island; US sympathizers of rebels called Hunter's Lodges.   

Jan 08   In the year 1838 rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out   

Jan 08   The first telegraph message sent using dots & dashes, New Jersey in the year 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol on this day in history.   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1838 henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)   

Feb 12   Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1838 margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison"   

Feb 16   On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist   

Feb 16   On this day in history kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions   

Feb 16   The British Parliament passes an act suspending the constitution in Lower Canada in the year 1838.   

Feb 18   In the year 1838 ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist   

Feb 18   In the year 1838 the birth of Ernst Mach, British Physicist, after whom Mach speed numbers are named   

Feb 20   James Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 22   Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun in the year 1838.   

Feb 23   Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 in the year 1838.   

Feb 24   Thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923 in the year 1838.   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer   

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   In the year 1838 birth of yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933)   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1838 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   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62