Page 4: Historical Events In 1839

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

Jul 12   In the year 1839 christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62   

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

Jul 15   On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies   

Jul 16   Philipus J Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist in the year 1839.   

Jul 17   Friedrich Gernsheim, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Chartist riots break out in Birmingham England on this day in history.   

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

Aug 04   Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) in the year 1839.   

Aug 08   On this day in history beta Theta Pi is founded in Oxford, Ohio.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.   

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   Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1839 the ship Amistad is captured off Long Island.   

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

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

Sep 02   Salon of Varietes opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Sep 05   The First Opium War begins in China on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history cherokee Nation forms   

Sep 06   In the year 1839 great fire in NY   

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

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

Sep 10   In the year 1839 isaac Kauffman Funk, US, publisher (Funk & Wagnalls)   

Sep 10   On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66   

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

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

Sep 19   In the year 1839 the birth of George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates   

Sep 20   On this day in history 1st railroad in Netherland opens (Amsterdam-Haarlem)   

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

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

Jan 25   Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.   

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

Feb 01   Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1839.   

Mar 13   In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

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