Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   In the year 1839 fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Edward Sydney Smith, composer in the year 1839.   

Jul 15   On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies   

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist in the year 1839.   

Jul 17   On this day in history friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England in the year 1839.   

Jul 30   Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad in the year 1839.   

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1839 beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.   

Aug 08   On this day in history nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925   

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on this day in history.   

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57   

Aug 23   On this day in history hong Kong is taken by British in war with China.   

Aug 24   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 in the year 1839.   

Sep 02   On this day in history henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty)   

Sep 02   In the year 1839 salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   The First Opium War begins in China on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   Great fire in NY in the year 1839.   

Sep 09   On this day in history john Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 09   On this day in history john Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 10   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1839 pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66   

Sep 11   In the year 1839 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   In the year 1839 ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies   

Sep 19   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1839 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

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

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

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died on this day in history.   

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

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

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