Page 2: 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 in the year 1839.   

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

Feb 25   On this day in history seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West   

Feb 26   In the year 1839 jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain)   

Feb 26   Jem Mason on Lottery wins first Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) in the year 1839.   

Mar 04   In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 08   James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) in the year 1839.   

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 in the year 1839.   

Mar 10   Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

Mar 21   Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1839 1st Henley Royal Regatta   

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

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

Mar 31   Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1839 robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

Apr 11   John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 in the year 1839.   

Apr 12   On this day in history victorin de Joncieres, composer   

Apr 17   Guatemala forms republic on this day in history.   

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

Apr 18   In the year 1839 henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)   

Apr 19   On this day in history treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom   

Apr 19   Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy in the year 1839.   

Apr 20   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

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

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

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 in the year 1839.   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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