Historical Events In 1838

Jan 01   On this day in history 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide   

Jan 01   The first official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide in the year 1838.   

Jan 01   In the year 1838 william Hugh Young, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

Jan 04   Charles Stratton, [General Tom Thumb] (famous short person) in the year 1838.   

Jan 06   Max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Samuel F.B. Morse makes the first public demonstration of the telegraph, in Morristown, New Jersey on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Samuel Morse gives the first demonstration of the electric telegraph on this day in history.   

Jan 08   1st telegraph message sent using dots & dashes (NJ) on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Edward Theller 1804-1859 fires on Fort Malden from vessel 'Anne', while Thomas Sutherland occupies Bois Blanc Island; US sympathizers of rebels called Hunter's Lodges on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1838 rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out   

Jan 08   The first telegraph message sent using dots & dashes, New Jersey in the year 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1838 tennessee becomes 1st state to prohibit alcohol   

Jan 26   Tennessee becomes first state to prohibit alcohol on this day in history.   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1838 philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62   

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

Feb 12   Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 in the year 1838.   

Feb 14   Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history arnoldus Pannevis, South African ship's doctor/linguist   

Feb 16   Kentucky passes law permitting women to attend school under conditions in the year 1838.   

Feb 16   The British Parliament passes an act suspending the constitution in Lower Canada in the year 1838.   

Feb 18   In the year 1838 ernst Mach, Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist   

Feb 18   The birth of Ernst Mach, British Physicist, after whom Mach speed numbers are named on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1838 james Barbour Terrill, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

Feb 22   Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun   

Feb 23   In the year 1838 gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901   

Feb 24   On this day in history thomas Benton Smith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1923   

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Jan 01   In the year 1838 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   On this day in history 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   Yisrael Meir Kagan, Chofetz Chayim (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Charles Carroll Walcott, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born in the year 1838.   

Jan 13   Ferdinand Reis, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1838.   

Jan 16   Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS] in the year 1838.   

Jan 20   On this day in history pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64   

Jan 23   In the year 1838 arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67   

Jan 28   Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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.