Page 2: Historical Events In 1839

Feb 20   In the year 1839 anti-duelling law was passed by US Congress   

Feb 20   In the year 1839 congress prohibits dueling in District of Columbia   

Feb 24   On this day in history steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia   

Feb 25   Seminoles & black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West in the year 1839.   

Feb 25   In the year 1839 seminoles &black allies shipped from Tampa Bay FL, to the West   

Feb 26   Jem Mason on Lottery wins 1st Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) in the year 1839.   

Feb 26   Jem Mason on Lottery wins first Grand National Steeplechase (Britain) in the year 1839.   

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

Mar 08   James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) in the year 1839.   

Mar 09   Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 in the year 1839.   

Mar 09   In the year 1839 prussian government limits work week for children to 51 hours   

Mar 09   On this day in history prussian govt limits work week for children to 51 hours   

Mar 10   Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer on this day in history.   

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

Mar 16   In the year 1839 rené F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901)   

Mar 17   On this day in history josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)   

Mar 18   In the year 1839 francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906   

Mar 21   Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1839 1st known use of term OK (Boston)   

Mar 25   William Bell Wait, US, educated the blind in the year 1839.   

Mar 26   In the year 1839 1st Henley Royal Regatta   

Mar 26   In the year 1839 the first Henley Royal Regatta is held   

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

Mar 31   Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) in the year 1839.   

Apr 05   In the year 1839 robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

Apr 11   John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 in the year 1839.   

Apr 12   On this day in history victorin de Joncieres, composer   

Apr 17   Guatemala forms republic on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer in the year 1839.   

Apr 18   In the year 1839 henry Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)   

Apr 19   Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Treaty of London constitutes Belgium an independent kingdom & Luxembourg a Grand Duchy on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) in the year 1839.   

Apr 20   On this day in history giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies   

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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   In the year 1839 birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

Jan 19   Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1839 death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)   

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   Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 on this day in history.