Famous Deaths Happened In 1838

Jan 13 In the year 1838 ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53  

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

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

Jan 23 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 in the year 1838.  

Jan 28 Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] in the year 1838.  

Jan 30 In the year 1838 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 Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1838 friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70  

Mar 16 On this day in history nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64  

Mar 22 Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 in the year 1838.  

Mar 24 Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 In the year 1838 francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57  

Apr 06 In the year 1838 jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74  

Apr 11 Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 died in the year 1838.  

Apr 17 In the year 1838 j Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71  

Apr 23 In the year 1838 john W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75  

May 17 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754) died on this day in history.  

May 23 John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 in the year 1838.  

May 28 On this day in history thomas Busby, composer, dies  

Jun 25 François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774) died on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Jul 19 On this day in history frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72  

Jul 28 On this day in history bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 29 In the year 1838 jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66  

Aug 21 A v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57 in the year 1838.  

Sep 01 On this day in history william Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68  

Sep 05 On this day in history death of charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764)  

Sep 07 In the year 1838 joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43  

Sep 08 On this day in history pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45  

Oct 01 On this day in history death of charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)  

Oct 03 In the year 1838 death of black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767)  

Oct 04 Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 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 In the year 1838 birth of charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)  

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

Jan 16 In the year 1838 birth of franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)  

Feb 06 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933)  

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