In history, year 1839 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1839.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1839 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 06 january | The most damaging storm in 300 years swept across Ireland, with 100-knot winds damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin. |
| 09 january | The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype photographic process, named after its inventor, French artist and chemist Louis Daguerre . |
| 03 june | Qing government official Lin Zexu precipitated the First Opium War by ordering the destruction of nearly 1.2 million kg (2.6 millionlbs) of opium in Humen, China. |
| 23 august | As it prepared for war against China's Qing Dynasty, an ensuing conflict that became known as the First Opium War, Britain captured theport of Hong Kong. |
| 11 november | The Virginia Military Institute, currently the oldest statemilitary college in the United States, was founded. |
| 17 november | Giuseppe Verdi's first opera Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio,was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. |
| 05 September | The first opium war between China and Britain began in East China as trade disputes reached its climax. |
| 20 September | The first railroad from Needleland to Amsterdam was inaugurated by Harlem. |
| 19 August | World Photography Day started when a report was presented about the discovery of the photo element. |
| 18 December | John Draper of America first photographed a celestial body moon). |
| 02 January | French photographer Louis Daguerre displayed the first photo of the moon. |
| 15 January | El Salvador formally gained independence following the dissolution of the Central American Union. |
| 02 January | French cinematographer Luis Dagre drew the moon for the first time. |
| 24 February | William Otis received a patent for a steam shovel. |
| 05 March | Longwood University was established in Farmville, Virginia. |
| 19 April | The Treaty of London made Belgium an independent empire and constituted Luxembourg as a Grand Duchy. |
| 12 May | The socialist activist Luis Augusti Blaqui and the Sएtete des Sassons launched a revolt against the French government. |
| 07 June | Aerial Rights Declaration was signed. |
| 01 July | Abdul-Medzad succeeded Mahmud II as Sultan of Turkey. |
| 08 August | Beta Thita Pi was established in Oxford, Ohio. |
| 05 September | The first opium war started in China. |
| 15 October | Abdelkader El Dazazairi declared a jihad against the French. |
| 11 November | The Virginia Military Institute was established in Lexington, Virginia. |
| 18 December | First Astronomical Photo Moon by John Draper) Made in America. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1839:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 02 September | Henry George / Author / United States of America |
| 04 August | Walter Pater / Author / United Kingdom |
| 04 January | Carl Humann / Archaeologist / Germany |
| 06 February | Eduard Hitzig / Neurologist / Germany |
| 08 August | Nelson A. Miles / General / United States of America |
| 09 January | John Knowles Paine / Academic / United States of America |
| 09 February | Silas Adams / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 10 September | Isaac K. Funk / Publisher / United States of America |
| 10 September | Charles Sanders Peirce / Mathematician / United States of America |
| 12 April | Nikolay Przhevalsky / Geographer / Russia |
| 16 March | John Butler Yeats / Painter / Ireland |
| 16 November | Louis-Honoré Fréchette / Poet / Canada |
| 18 June | William H. Seward Jr. / General / United States of America |
| 18 November | August Kundt / Educator / Germany |
| 20 November | Christian Wilberg / Painter / Germany |
| 21 June | Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis / Poet / Brazil |
| 22 December | John Nevil Maskelyne / Magician / United Kingdom |
| 25 July | Francis Garnier / Captain / France |
| 27 March | John Ballance / Politician / New Zealand |
| 31 July | Ignacio Andrade / Politician / Venezuela |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1839:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 03 March | Jamsetji Tata / Business Man / India |