Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.   

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

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

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer in the year 1839.   

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

Jul 30   On this day in history slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad   

Aug 04   In the year 1839 walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)   

Aug 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

Aug 17   In the year 1839 hubert Platt Main, composer   

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

Aug 19   On this day in history oskar Brefeld, German botanist   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1839 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57   

Aug 23   Hong Kong is taken by British in war with China in the year 1839.   

Aug 24   Eduard Napravnik, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 27   On this day in history emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881   

Sep 02   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) in the year 1839.   

Sep 02   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Sep 05   On this day in history the First Opium War begins in China.   

Sep 06   Cherokee Nation forms in the year 1839.   

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   Isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls) in the year 1839.   

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

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Jan 04   In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

Jan 09   In the year 1839 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   Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

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

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 in the year 1839.   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1839 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   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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