Page 5: 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   Karl A von Zittel, German geologist/paleontologist (Libya) on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1839 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   French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 in the year 1839.   

Oct 21   Georg von Siemens, founder (Deutsche Bank) on this day in history.   

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   First opium war-2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks in the year 1839.   

Nov 04   The Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain in the year 1839.   

Nov 06   Hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies in the year 1839.   

Nov 07   In the year 1839 henry Holmes, composer   

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

Nov 13   1st US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY in the year 1839.   

Nov 13   In the year 1839 the first US anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in NY   

Nov 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Oberte Conti Di," premieres in Milan on this day in history.   

Nov 18   August A Kundt, German physicist (sound vibration, test of Kundt) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1839.   

Nov 25   In the year 1839 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   Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 07   In the year 1839 jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69   

Dec 07   Redvers H Buller, English general/large landowner: Natal in the year 1839.   

Dec 15   On this day in history matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66   

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

Dec 18   Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1839.   

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

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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   On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar   

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   In the year 1839 birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   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   Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.   

Mar 04   In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72   

Mar 13   On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55   

Mar 29   On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56