Historical Events In 1839

Jan 02   In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.   

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   In the year 1839 daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science   

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

Jan 09   Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri) in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history tea from India first arrives in UK   

Jan 11   Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history anthracite coal first used to smelt iron, Mauch Chunk PA   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   In the year 1839 emil Bohn, composer   

Jan 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats a Peruvian and Bolivian alliance in the year 1839.   

Jan 21   In the year 1839 acadia College opens in Wolfville Nova Scotia; now Acadia University.   

Jan 24   Charles Darwin elected member of Royal Society in the year 1839.   

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Charles Darwin marries Emma Wedgwood in the year 1839.   

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   On this day in history henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"   

Feb 07   On this day in history nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)   

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

Feb 11   Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

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

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

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

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

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.   

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

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

Feb 07   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.   

Mar 13   Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.   

Mar 29   In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56