Historical Events In 1839

Jan 02   On this day in history 1st photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

Jan 02   In the year 1839 first photo of the Moon (French photographer Louis Daguerre)   

Jan 02   The first ever photographs o on this day in history.   

Jan 02   The first ever photographs of the Moon are taken on this day in history.   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish & English coast immortalized as "Big Wind" in the year 1839.   

Jan 06   2 day storm off Irish &English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind" in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1839 thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri)   

Jan 10   In the year 1839 tea from India 1st arrives in UK   

Jan 10   Tea from India first arrives in UK in the year 1839.   

Jan 11   Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die in the year 1839.   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1839 anthracite coal 1st used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk, Penn   

Jan 12   Anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 aden conquered by British East India Company   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

Jan 19   The birth of Paul Cézanne, French painter in the year 1839.   

Jan 20   In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1839 seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Jan 29   In the year 1839 charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76   

Feb 01   In the year 1839 james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)   

Feb 07   Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president" on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1839 nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)   

Feb 08   In the year 1839 aroostook, New Brunswick American and Canadian loggers clash in Aroostook lumber war over undefined boundary with Maine   

Feb 11   In the year 1839 josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist   

Feb 12   In the year 1839 aroostock War: Boundary dispute between Maine & New Brunswick   

Feb 18   Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) in the year 1839.   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 12   On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

Jan 19   In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 13   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 29   On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56