Page 5: Historical Events In 1839

Sep 20   Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 in the year 1839.   

Sep 21   In the year 1839 jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60   

Sep 25   In the year 1839 karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya)   

Sep 28   In the year 1839 frances E C Willard, NY, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance Union)   

Oct 02   Hans Thoma, painter in the year 1839.   

Oct 02   New Zealand comes under jurisdiction of the Governor of New South Wales in the year 1839.   

Oct 10   In the year 1839 british troops under Gen Charles Napier occupy Beirut   

Oct 11   In the year 1839 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88   

Oct 18   On this day in history french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

Oct 21   Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank) on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter on this day in history.   

Nov 03   1st opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history first opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks   

Nov 04   On this day in history the Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain.   

Nov 06   Hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1839 henry Holmes, composer   

Nov 11   The Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia on this day in history.   

Nov 13   1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1839 the first US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY   

Nov 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

Nov 18   August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) in the year 1839.   

Nov 25   In the year 1839 a cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (never to be entirely rebuilt again). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster.   

Nov 25   Stanislaw Duniecki, composer in the year 1839.   

Nov 27   American Statistical Association organizes in Boston in the year 1839.   

Nov 29   In the year 1839 ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck)   

Dec 03   Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 in the year 1839.   

Dec 05   In the year 1839 george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

Dec 05   In the year 1839 the birth of George Armstrong Custer, Killed at the battle of 'The Little Bighorn'   

Dec 07   Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1839 matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

Dec 18   1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 18   First celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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   On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

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

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 in the year 1839.   

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

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

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