Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

Jul 10   On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 12   Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1839.   

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   In the year 1839 friedrich Gernsheim, composer   

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

Jul 30   Slave rebels, take over slaver Amistad on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1839 walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)   

Aug 08   Beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio in the year 1839.   

Aug 08   On this day in history nelson Appleton Miles, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1925   

Aug 15   On this day in history hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

Aug 17   Hubert Platt Main, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 23   On this day in history british capture Hong Kong from China   

Aug 23   On this day in history 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   Eduard Napravnik, composer in the year 1839.   

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

Aug 27   Emory Upton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1881 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam   

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

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   On this day in history great fire in NY   

Sep 09   On this day in history john Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph   

Sep 09   On this day in history john Herschel takes the 1st glass plate photograph   

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

Sep 10   Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 1839 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   The birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1839 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70   

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   Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.   

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   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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