Famous Deaths In 1838

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1838.  

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 Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1838.  

Mar 22 Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 24 Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1838.  

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 in the year 1838.  

Apr 17 J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 in the year 1838.  

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 in the year 1838.  

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

May 28 In the year 1838 thomas Busby, composer, dies  

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

Jul 10 In the year 1838 willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43  

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

Jul 19 Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 29 Jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Aug 21 On this day in history a v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57  

Sep 01 William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 05 Charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764) died on this day in history.  

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 Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person)  

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

Jan 06 Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer was born in the year 1838.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history birth of charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898