Page 2: Historical Events In 1839

Feb 20   Anti-duelling law was passed by US Congress on this day in history.   

Feb 20   Congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia in the year 1839.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 26   In the year 1839 jem Mason on Lottery wins first Grand National Steeplechase (Britain)   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)   

Mar 09   On this day in history felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928   

Mar 09   Prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours in the year 1839.   

Mar 09   Prussian govt limits work week for children to 51 hours in the year 1839.   

Mar 10   In the year 1839 dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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

Mar 17   On this day in history josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

Mar 18   Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 26   In the year 1839 1st Henley Royal Regatta   

Mar 26   On this day in history the first Henley Royal Regatta is held   

Mar 29   Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 05   On this day in history robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

Apr 11   In the year 1839 john Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59   

Apr 12   Victorin de Joncieres, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 17   Guatemala forms republic on this day in history.   

Apr 18   In the year 1839 frantz Jehin-Prume, composer   

Apr 18   Henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1839 treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

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

Apr 20   Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies in the year 1839.   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

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

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.   

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 in the year 1839.   

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