Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jul 14   On this day in history edward Sydney Smith, composer   

Jul 15   Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1839 philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist   

Jul 17   On this day in history friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England in the year 1839.   

Jul 30   Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad in the year 1839.   

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925 in the year 1839.   

Aug 15   Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history hubert Platt Main, composer   

Aug 19   In the year 1839 details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris   

Aug 19   Oskar Brefeld, German botanist on this day in history.   

Aug 23   British capture Hong Kong from China in the year 1839.   

Aug 23   In the year 1839 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57   

Aug 23   In the year 1839 hong Kong is taken by British in war with China.   

Aug 24   On this day in history eduard Napravnik, composer   

Aug 26   On this day in history the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.   

Aug 27   In the year 1839 emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881   

Sep 02   Henry George, land reformer/writer (Progress & Poverty) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1839 salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

Sep 05   In the year 1839 the First Opium War begins in China.   

Sep 06   In the year 1839 cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   Great fire in NY on this day in history.   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph in the year 1839.   

Sep 09   John Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph on this day in history.   

Sep 10   On this day in history isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.   

Sep 11   On this day in history 1st Canadian track & field meet held (Caer Howell Grounds)   

Sep 17   Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies in the year 1839.   

Sep 19   On this day in history the birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates   

Sep 20   In the year 1839 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

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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   In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer   

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

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 in the year 1839.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38   

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   Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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.