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Year 1838 (MDCCCXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link 1838 in Archaeology Explorations Excavations Publications Jean-Frédéric Waldeck publishes The year 1838 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Works See also Births September 18 - Anton Mauve The year 1838 in literature involved some significant new books Events William Wordsworth granted an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree by Durham University. Events March 7 &ndash Jenny Lind, the "Swedish Nightingale" debuts at the Stockholm Opera Giovanni Ricordi The year 1838 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below See also Sports clubs established before 1850, 1850 in sports and the List of 'years in sports', and the History of sport article Events January events January 1 - The United States government contracts with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to carry See also 1837 in Australia, other events of 1838, 1839 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1837 in Canada, other events of 1838, 1839 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events Foundation of a Temperance society in Cork known as the Knights of Father Mathew by Theobald Mathew, a capuchin Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor of New South Wales – Sir George Events January 1 Fulfilling a law from 1837 all parishes form the bases for the establishment of altogether 396 Formannskapsdistrikts the precursor of See also 1837 in South Africa, other events of 1838, 1839 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events January 6 - Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrates the telegraph. Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1837 state leaders - Events of 1838 - 1839 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - Manuel Bernardo Vidal, Governor-General of Angola ( 1837 &ndash 1839) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1838
January - June
- January 10 - a fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. For the film see Lloyd's of London (film. Lloyd's of London is a British Insurance market The Royal Exchange in the City of London was founded in 1565 by Sir Thomas Gresham to act as a centre of Commerce for the city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
- April 8 - Regular Atlantic steamship service begins with the SS Great Western. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller Origins Isambard Kingdom Brunel 's idea was that steam would replace sail power on the regularly-scheduled trans-Atlantic "packet boat" services which had
- April 30 - Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation (See Nicaragua's early history)
- May - The People's Charter drawn up in the United Kingdom demanding universal suffrage. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Central Provinces of America, was a short-lived American State in Central America Nicaragua is the largest nation in Central America, but also the least densely populated with a demographic similar in size to its smaller neighbors For chartism in financial markets see Technical analysis, and for the British socialist journal see Chartist (magazine Chartism was The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to
- May 26 - USA: Trail of Tears - forced relocation of the Cherokee tribe. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homelands to Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma in the Western United States The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact
- November 3 - The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce is founded. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. The Times of India ( TOI) is a leading English-language Broadsheet Daily newspaper in India. This paper was later renamed to The Times of India in 1861
- November 5 - Central American Civil War begins with Honduras' separation from the Central American Federation. The Times of India ( TOI) is a leading English-language Broadsheet Daily newspaper in India. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Central Provinces of America, was a short-lived American State in Central America Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Central Provinces of America, was a short-lived American State in Central America
- December - Beginning of Pastry War: Mexico invaded by French forces
Undated
- Yucatan declares independence from Mexico
- Proteins discovered by Jöns Jakob Berzelius
- Friedrich Bessel makes the first accurate measurement of distance to a star. The Pastry War (Guerra de los pasteles was an invasion of Mexico by French forces in 1838. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Yucatán is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. Proteins are large Organic compounds made of Amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by Peptide bonds between the Carboxyl Friherre Jöns Jacob Berzelius (20 August 1779 &ndash 7 August 1848 was a Swedish chemist Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (22 July 1784 &ndash 17 March 1846 was a German Mathematician, Astronomer, and systematizer of the Bessel functions
- Biblical criticism: Christian Hermann Weisse proposes the two-source hypothesis. This article is about the academic treatment of the bible as a historical document Christian Hermann Weisse ( August 10, 1801 &ndash September 19 1866) was a German Protestant religious Philosopher The Two-Source Hypothesis (or 2SH is an explanation for the relationship between the three Gospels of Matthew Mark and Luke
- Duke University is established in North Carolina. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
Ongoing
- War of the Confederation (1836-39)
- War of Tatters (1835-45)
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1838 MDCCCXXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2591 |
| Armenian calendar | 1287 ԹՎ ՌՄՁԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -6 – -5 |
| Berber calendar | 2788 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2382 |
| Burmese calendar | 1200 |
| Chinese calendar | 4474/4534-12-6 (丁酉年十二月初六日) — to —
4475/4535-11-15(戊戌年十一月十五日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1554 – 1555 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1830 – 1831 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5598 – 5599 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1893 – 1894 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1760 – 1761 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4939 – 4940 |
| Holocene calendar | 11838 |
| Iranian calendar | 1216 – 1217 |
| Islamic calendar | 1253 – 1254 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenpō 9 (天保9年) |
| Korean calendar | 4171 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2381 |
January - June
- January 4 - General Tom Thumb, American circus performer and entertainer (d. The War of the Confederation (also known in Peru as the Chilean-Confederation war) ( 1836 - 1839) was a conflict between the Peru-Bolivian Confederation War of the Farrapos or Farroupilha Revolution (in Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos, Revolução Farroupilha) was a Republican uprising The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Bunsei and before Kōka. The period spanned the years from 1830 through 1844. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. For the similarly named governor of New Jersey see Charles C Stratton. 1883)
- January 6 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Max Christian Friedrich Bruch (January 6 1838 &ndash October 2 1920 also known as Max Karl August Bruch was a German Romantic Composer and conductor 1920)
- January 16 - Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Franz Clemens Honoratus Hermann Brentano (January 16 1838 &ndash March 17 1917 was an influential German philosopher and psychologist whose influence 1917)
- February 6 - Henry Irving, English actor (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Sir Henry Irving ( February 6 1838 &ndash October 13 1905) born John Henry Brodribb was an English stage actor in the Victorian era 1905)
- February 10 - Gustav Oelwein, founder of Oelwein, Iowa (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Gustav A Oelwein ( February 10, 1838 &ndash December 19, 1913) was the founder of the city of Oelwein Iowa in the United States Oelwein is a city in Fayette County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6692 at the 2000 census. 1913)
- February 16 - Henry Brooks Adams, American historian (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Henry Brooks Adams ( February 16 1838 &ndash March 27 1918) was an American Novelist, Journalist, Historian 1918)
- February 18 - Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Ernst Mach (max ( February 18, 1838 &ndash February 19, 1916) was an Austrian Physicist and Philosopher and 1916)
- March 3 - George William Hill, American astronomer (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian George William Hill ( March 3, 1838 &ndash April 16, 1914) was a U 1914)
- March 11 - Ōkuma Shigenobu, Japanese politician (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty was a Japanese statesman and the 8th ( 30 June 1898 – 8 November 1898) and 17th ( 16 April 1914 – 1922)
- April 3 - John Willis Menard, African-American politician (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. John Willis Menard (1838-1893 was the first African-American elected to the United States Congress 1893)
- April 8 - Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Ferdinand Adolf August Heinrich Graf von Zeppelin mostly called Count Zeppelin) ( July 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917) was a 1917)
- April 12 - John Shaw Billings, M. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. John Shaw Billings ( April 12 1838 – March 11 1913) was a Librarian and Surgeon best known as the modernizer of the D. , American military and medical leader (d. 1913)
- April 16 - Martha McClellan Brown, American temperance movement leader (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Martha McClellan Brown April 6, 1838 - August 31, 1916 was a major leader in the Temperance movement. See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in 1916)
- April 28 - Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Tobias Michael Carel Asser ( April 28, 1838, Amsterdam &ndash July 29, 1913, The Hague) was a Dutch jurist The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1913)
- April 21 - John Muir, American ecologist (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) John Muir ( April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish -born American Naturalist, author and early 1914)
- May 10 - John Wilkes Booth, American actor and assassin (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the 1865)
- May 20 - Jules Méline, French statesman (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Félix Jules Méline (20 May 1838 21 December 1925 was a French statesman prime minister from 1896 to 1898 1925)
July - December
- September 2 - Liliuokalani of Hawai'i, last Queen of Hawaii (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Liliuokalani ( September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) born Lydia Liliu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaeha, was the last 1917)
- October 6 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Giuseppe Cesare Abba ( October 6, 1838 – November 6, 1910) was an Italian patriot and writer 1910)
- October 25 - Georges Bizet, French composer (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era 1875)
- October 31 - King Luis I of Portugal (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Ancestors Marriages and descendants Louis married Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Maria 1889)
- November 7 - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam ( November 7, 1838 – August 19, 1889) was a French 1889)
- November 13 - Joseph Fielding Smith, tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Joseph Fielding Smith Jr ( July 19, 1876 &ndash July 2, 1972) was the tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1918)
- December 3 - Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Cleveland Abbe ( December 3, 1838 in New York City &ndash December 29, 1916 in Chevy Chase, Maryland) was a 1916)
- December 19 - Khedrup Gyatso, eleventh Dalai Lama (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Khedrup Gyatso was born on 1st November 1838 at Gathar (Gar-tar in Kham Minyak to Tsetan Dhondup and Yungdrung Bhuti The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism. 1856)
- December 20 - Edwin Abbott Abbott, theologian and author (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Edwin Abbott Abbott ( December 20, 1838 &ndash October 12, 1926) English Schoolmaster and theologian, 1926)
- December 30 - Émile Loubet, 7th President of France (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Émile François Loubet (31 December 1838 - 20 December 1929 was a French Politician and the 7th President of France. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected 1929)
Deaths
January - June
- January 3 - Prince Maximilian of Saxony (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Maximilian of Saxony (full name Maximilian Maria Joseph Anton Johann Baptist Johann Evangelista Ignaz Augustin Xavier Aloys Johann Nepomuk Januar Hermenegild Agnellis Paschalis 1759)
- January 5 - Anthony Van Egmond, rebel leader in Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 {died in jail}
- February 21 - Silvestre de Sacy, linguist (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Anthony Van Egmond, born Antonij Jacobi Willem Gijben ( 10 March 1778 – 5 January 1838) before coming to North America was purportedly a Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Antoine Isaac Baron Silvestre de Sacy ( September 21, 1758 &ndash February 21, 1838) was a French linguist and orientalist 1758)
- March 13 - Poul Martin Møller, philosopher (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Poul Martin Møller ( 21 March 1794 &ndash 13 March 1838) was a vital influence on the more famous philosopher Kierkegaard, his prize 1794)
- April 6 - José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, Brazilian statesman and naturalist (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus 1763)
- April 9 - Piet Uys, Voortrekker leader (in battle) (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Petrus Lafras Uys (more commonly known as Piet Uys) (1797 - 1838 was a Voortrekker leader during the Great Trek. 1797)
- May - Francisco Gómez, president of El Salvador (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the president of El Salvador For the Major League Soccer player in the U 1796)
- May 17 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 1st Sovereign Prince of Beneventum (2 February 1754 17 May 1838 the Prince of Diplomats, was a French 1754)
- May 19 - Richard Colt Hoare, English archaeologist (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and 1758)
- June 14 - Maximilian von Montgelas, Bavarian statesman (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Maximilian Josef Garnerin Count von Montgelas ( September 12, 1759 &ndash June 14, 1838) was a Bavarian statesman from a noble 1759)
July - December
- July 19 - Christmas Evans, preacher (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Christmas Evans ( 25 December 1766 – 19 July 1838) was a Welsh Nonconformist minister regarded as one of the greatest 1766)
- August 17 - Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist for Mozart (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli This article is about the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte For the Bishop of the same name see Vittorio Veneto. 1749)
- August 21 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Adelbert von Chamisso ( January 30 1781 &ndash August 21 1838) was a German Poet and Botanist. 1781)
- September 1 - William Clark, American explorer (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. William Clark ( August 1, 1770 &ndash September 1, 1838) was an American explorer soldier Indian agent, and territorial governor 1770)
- October 1 - Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (b. Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Charles Tennant ( 3 May 1768 - 1 October 1838) Scottish Chemist and Industrialist. 1768)
- November 21 - Georges Mouton, count of Lobau, Marshal of France (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Georges Mouton, Comte de Lobau ( February 21, 1770 - November 21, 1838) was a French soldier and political The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1770)
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