Historical Events In 1838

Jan 01   1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide in the year 1838.   

Jan 01   The first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide in the year 1838.   

Jan 01   William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history samuel F.B. Morse makes the first public demonstration of the telegraph, in Morristown, New Jersey.   

Jan 06   Samuel Morse gives the first demonstration of the electric telegraph on this day in history.   

Jan 08   1st telegraph message sent using dots & dashes (NJ) on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1838 edward Theller 1804-1859 fires on Fort Malden from vessel 'Anne', while Thomas Sutherland occupies Bois Blanc Island; US sympathizers of rebels called Hunter's Lodges.   

Jan 08   In the year 1838 rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out   

Jan 08   The first telegraph message sent using dots & dashes, New Jersey in the year 1838.   

Jan 13   Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1838.   

Jan 16   On this day in history aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]   

Jan 20   On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64   

Jan 23   On this day in history arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67   

Jan 26   In the year 1838 tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol   

Jan 26   Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail in the year 1838.   

Feb 01   In the year 1838 abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71   

Feb 05   In the year 1838 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62   

Feb 06   On this day in history henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)   

Feb 12   Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison"   

Feb 16   On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist   

Feb 16   Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1838 the British Parliament passes an act suspending the constitution in Lower Canada.   

Feb 18   On this day in history ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist   

Feb 18   The birth of Ernst Mach, British Physicist, after whom Mach speed numbers are named on this day in history.   

Feb 20   James Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 in the year 1838.   

Feb 22   On this day in history friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 22   Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun in the year 1838.   

Feb 23   On this day in history gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

Feb 24   Thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   William Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born in the year 1838.   

Jan 04   Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) was born in the year 1838.   

Jan 05   Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born in the year 1838.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer   

Jan 16   Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917) was born in the year 1838.   

Feb 06   In the year 1838 birth of henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)   

Feb 06   Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born in the year 1838.   

Feb 12   Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born in the year 1838.   

Jan 13   On this day in history ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53   

Jan 16   Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS] in the year 1838.   

Jan 20   In the year 1838 pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64   

Jan 23   On this day in history arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67   

Jan 28   Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail   

Feb 01   In the year 1838 abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71   

Feb 05   In the year 1838 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62