Historical Events In 1839

Sep 20   Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   In the year 1839 karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya)   

Sep 28   On this day in history frances E C Willard, NY, founder (Woman's Christian Temperance Union)   

Oct 02   Hans Thoma, painter on this day in history.   

Oct 02   On this day in history new Zealand comes under jurisdiction of the Governor of New South Wales   

Oct 10   On this day in history british troops under Gen Charles Napier occupy Beirut   

Oct 11   Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 in the year 1839.   

Oct 18   In the year 1839 french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

Oct 21   In the year 1839 georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank)   

Oct 30   Alfred Sisley, French impressionist painter on this day in history.   

Nov 03   On this day in history 1st opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks   

Nov 03   On this day in history first opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks   

Nov 04   The Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies   

Nov 07   On this day in history henry Holmes, composer   

Nov 11   In the year 1839 the Virginia Military Institute is founded in Lexington, Virginia.   

Nov 13   1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY on this day in history.   

Nov 13   The first US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1839 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan   

Nov 18   August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) in the year 1839.   

Nov 25   A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (never to be entirely rebuilt again). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history stanislaw Duniecki, composer   

Nov 27   American Statistical Association organizes in Boston on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian playwright (Der Schandfleck)   

Dec 03   In the year 1839 frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71   

Dec 05   In the year 1839 george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

Dec 05   The birth of George Armstrong Custer, Killed at the battle of 'The Little Bighorn' in the year 1839.   

Dec 07   Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal   

Dec 15   Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.   

Dec 18   On this day in history 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in US, John Draper, NYC   

Dec 18   On this day in history charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75   

Dec 18   First celestial photograph (of the moon) made in US, John Draper, New York NY on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1839.   

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   On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56