Page 3: Historical Events In 1839

Apr 22   On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist   

Apr 26   On this day in history cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867   

May 01   In the year 1839 chardonnet, inventor (rayon)   

May 03   Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1839.   

May 04   The Cunard Steamship Company Ltd forms San Bonifacio in the year 1839.   

May 08   In the year 1839 francis W Warre-Cornish, English vice-provost of Eton/writer   

May 13   On this day in history israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies   

May 18   Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1839 alice Mary Smith, composer   

May 25   In the year 1839 john Eliot, English meteorologist   

May 27   Luigi Capuana, Sicilian author/critic (Roccaverdina) on this day in history.   

May 29   Ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test) on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Paul Lindau, German playwright/critic (Der Herr im Hause) in the year 1839.   

Jun 07   In the year 1839 hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed   

Jun 09   Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89 in the year 1839.   

Jun 10   On this day in history nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies   

Jun 12   1st baseball game played in America in the year 1839.   

Jun 13   Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jun 14   1st Henley Regatta held on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1839.   

Jun 17   In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the Edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is later established as a result in the year 1839.   

Jun 18   In the year 1839 dutch prince Willem Alexander PFL weds niece Princess Sophia   

Jun 18   William Henry Seward Jr, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1920 in the year 1839.   

Jun 21   On this day in history joaquim M Machado de Assic, Brazil, writer (Epitaph of a small winner)   

Jun 24   On this day in history gustavus Franklin Swift, founded Swift & Co   

Jun 27   Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies   

Jul 01   On this day in history abdul-Medjid succeeds Mahmud II as Sultan of Turkey   

Jul 01   In the year 1839 mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53   

Jul 03   1st state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1839 the first state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students   

Jul 08   On this day in history john D Rockefeller, US capitalist/founder (Standard Oil)   

Jul 09   On this day in history carl Baermann, composer   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.   

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

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