Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1839.   

Jul 14   On this day in history edward Sydney Smith, composer   

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1839 philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist   

Jul 17   In the year 1839 friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England on this day in history.   

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   Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 in the year 1839.   

Aug 15   On this day in history hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

Aug 17   In the year 1839 hubert Platt Main, composer   

Aug 19   In the year 1839 details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1839 british capture Hong Kong from China   

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

Aug 23   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer   

Aug 26   The ship Amistad is captured off Long Island in the year 1839.   

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   The First Opium War begins in China in the year 1839.   

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Great fire in NY on this day in history.   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph in the year 1839.   

Sep 09   In the year 1839 john Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 10   In the year 1839 isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Sep 10   On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66   

Sep 11   1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

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   In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1839 death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

Mar 04   On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

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