Historical Events In 1838

Oct 19   Henry Fagel, baron/court clerk of States-General/diplomat, dies at 73 in the year 1838.   

Oct 22   Carl Fuchs, composer in the year 1838.   

Oct 25   In the year 1838 georges Alexandre-Cesar-Leopold Bizet, France, composer (Carmen)   

Oct 25   The birth of Georges Bizet, French composer on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated on this day in history.   

Nov 03   The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce on this day in history.   

Nov 05   In the year 1838 honduras declares independence of Central American Federation   

Nov 06   On this day in history john Grant Mitchell, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

Nov 08   Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas," premieres in Paris in the year 1838.   

Nov 11   In the year 1838 emma Wedgwood accepts Charles Darwins marriage proposal   

Nov 13   Joseph F Smith, 6th pres of Mormon church on this day in history.   

Nov 14   August Senoa, Croatian author (Zlatarevo zlato) in the year 1838.   

Nov 22   On this day in history jose Augusto da Ferreira Veiga, Viscount d' Arneiro, composer   

Nov 24   In the year 1838 karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer, dies at 65   

Nov 29   Aeneas Mackay, Baron/Dutch minister of interior/Colonies on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Mexico declares war on France on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Van Diemen's Land gets its first library to boost morale in the year 1838.   

Dec 03   Cleveland Abbe, US, meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) on this day in history.   

Dec 04   On this day in history melesio Morales, composer   

Dec 11   Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG) in the year 1838.   

Dec 12   Sherburne W Burnham, US, astronomer (binary stars) on this day in history.   

Dec 13   In the year 1838 marie-Alexis Castillon de Saint-Victor, composer   

Dec 16   Boers beat Zulu chieftain Dingaan in South Africa on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history the Boers defeat the Zulus in South Africa.   

Dec 17   Berthold Tours, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Emile Loubet, premier/president of France (1892, 1899-1906) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1838 birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)   

Jan 06   In the year 1838 birth of max Bruch, Koln (Cologne), Germany, composer   

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 in the year 1838.   

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   

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

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

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

Jan 30   Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail in the year 1838.   

Feb 01   Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 in the year 1838.   

Feb 05   Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.