Famous Deaths Happened In 1838

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

Jan 16 In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS]  

Jan 20 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1838.  

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

Jan 28 In the year 1838 aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS]  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71  

Feb 05 On this day in history philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62  

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

Mar 16 Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 24 On this day in history thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 03 Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Apr 06 Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 died on this day in history.  

Apr 17 J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

May 17 On this day in history death of charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754)  

May 23 John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

May 28 Thomas Busby, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of françois Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774)  

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 in the year 1838.  

Jul 19 Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1838.  

Jul 28 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jul 29 Jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1838.  

Aug 21 A v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 05 In the year 1838 death of charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764)  

Sep 07 On this day in history joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43  

Sep 08 In the year 1838 pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45  

Oct 01 In the year 1838 death of charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768)  

Oct 03 On this day in history death of black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767)  

Oct 04 In the year 1838 eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79  

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

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

Jan 05 Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1838 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 Henry Irving, [John H Brodribb], Engld, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet) was born in the year 1838.  

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.