Notable Deaths - 1838
1838 Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 13 |
Ferdinand Ries, German composer dies at 53 |
Jan 16 |
Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [OS] |
Jan 20 |
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer, dies at 64 |
Jan 23 |
Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 |
Jan 28 |
Aleksandr I Polezjajev, Russian poet (Sasjka), dies at 33 [NS] |
Jan 30 |
Osceola, chief of Seminole indians, dies in jail |
Feb 1 |
Abraham de Veer, Dutch gov-gen of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 |
Feb 5 |
Philippe Libon, composer, dies at 62 |
Feb 22 |
Friedrich Johann Eck, composer, dies at 70 |
Mar 16 |
Nathaniel Bowditch, astronomer/navigation expert, dies at 64 |
Mar 22 |
Hendrik Fagel, Dutch/English baron, dies at 73 |
Mar 24 |
Thomas Attwood, composer, dies at 72 |
Apr 3 |
Francesco Antommarchi, Napoleon's physician on St Helena, dies at 57 |
Apr 6 |
Jose B de Andrada e Silva, premier of Brazil (1822-23), dies at 74 |
Apr 11 |
Pieter L Uys, South African pioneer (Great Pull), murdered at 40 |
Apr 17 |
J Schopenhauer, writer, dies at 71 |
Apr 23 |
John W Janssens, gov-gen of Cape Colony/Dutch-Indies, dies at 75 |
May 17 |
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. 1754) |
May 17 |
René Caillé, French explorer (b. 1799) |
May 23 |
John W Janssens, gov-gen (Cape Colony), dies at 75 |
May 28 |
Thomas Busby, composer, dies |
Jun 25 |
François Nicolas Benoît, Baron Haxo, French general (b. 1774) |
Jul 5 |
Jean Itard, The Wild Child |
Jul 10 |
Willem earl van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial governor, dies at about 43 |
Jul 17 |
John Whites, hydraulic engineer, dies at 82 |
Jul 19 |
Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy, composer, dies at 72 |
Jul 28 |
Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer, dies at 62 |
Jul 29 |
Jonathan Huntington, composer, dies at 66 |
Aug 17 |
Lorenzo da Ponte, The Shawshank Redemption |
Aug 19 |
James Geddes, American Engineer (Erie Canal), dies at 75 |
Aug 21 |
A v Chamisso, writer, dies at 57 |
Sep 1 |
William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies at 68 |
Sep 5 |
Charles Percier, French architect (b. 1764) |
Sep 7 |
Joseph Panny, composer, dies at 43 |
Sep 8 |
Pietro Rovelli, composer, dies at 45 |
Oct 1 |
Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. 1768) |
Oct 3 |
Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767) |
Oct 4 |
Eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer, dies at 79 |
Oct 19 |
Henry Fagel, baron/court clerk of States-General/diplomat, dies at 73 |
Nov 24 |
Karl Ludwig Hellwig, composer, dies at 65 |
Dec 14 |
Jean-Olivier Chénier, French Canadian physician and Patriote (b. 1806) |
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