Historical Events In 1839

Jan 02   On this day in history 1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

Jan 02   In the year 1839 first photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

Jan 02   The first ever photographs o in the year 1839.   

Jan 02   On this day in history the first ever photographs of the Moon are taken   

Jan 06   On this day in history 2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "Big Wind"   

Jan 06   On this day in history 2 day storm off Irish &English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind"   

Jan 09   In the year 1839 daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Tea from India 1st arrives in UK in the year 1839.   

Jan 10   On this day in history tea from India first arrives in UK   

Jan 11   On this day in history earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die   

Jan 11   In the year 1839 eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 12   Anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

Jan 12   In the year 1839 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   On this day in history aden conquered by British East India Company   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

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

Jan 19   The birth of Paul Cézanne, French painter in the year 1839.   

Jan 20   In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance in the year 1839.   

Jan 21   Acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society in the year 1839.   

Jan 25   On this day in history seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Jan 29   In the year 1839 charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

Feb 07   In the year 1839 henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"   

Feb 07   Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Aroostook, New Brunswick American and Canadian loggers clash in Aroostook lumber war over undefined boundary with Maine in the year 1839.   

Feb 11   In the year 1839 josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist   

Feb 12   On this day in history aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine & New Brunswick   

Feb 18   Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) 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   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

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

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

Jan 19   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.   

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

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

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