What happened in 1839?
First Opium War, First Anglo-Afghan War and Treaty of London — among 228 events recorded in 1839. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 21
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First Opium War
War between Great Britain and China in the 19th century
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First Anglo-Afghan War
1838–1842 war between the British Empire and the Emirate of Afghanistan
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Second Egyptian-Ottoman War
1839–1841 war between the Egyptian State and the Ottoman Empire
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Russian colonisation of Central Asia
1839 military Conquest; Russian colonisation of Central Asia
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Battle of Nezib
Battle between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire (1839)
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Khivan campaign of 1839–1840
Failed Russian invasion of the Khanate of Khiva
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Battle of Yungay
1839 battle of the War of the Confederation
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Battle of Ghazni
1839 battle
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Siege of Akhoulgo
Siege during the Murid War in the Caucasus, 1839
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Anti-Rent War
Tenants' revolt in upstate New York, 1839–1845.
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Battle of Ramales
1839 battle of the First Carlist War
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Battle of Lubuya
1839 battle
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Battle of Argvani
1839 military action during Caucasian War.
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Opium Wars
Two 19th century conflicts
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Uruguayan Civil War
1839-1851 civil war in Uruguay
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Battle of Chuenpee
Battle in Opium War (November 3, 1839)
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Battle of Kowloon
1839 first battle of the First Opium War
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Battle of Casma
1839 battle
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Aden Expedition
1839 British capture of Aden
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Fort Kent
fort in Maine, U.S.A
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Murdering Gully massacre
Massacre in Victoria, Australia
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of London
Treaty signed on 19 April 1839
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Züriputsch
Attempted coup d'état in Switzerland, 1839
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People 63
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Hester Stanhope died
Noblewoman; British aristocrat, antiquarian and archaeologist (1776–1839)
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Benjamin Morrell died
American explorer (1795–1839)
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Moses Sofer died
Austro-Hungarian rabbi
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Allan Cunningham died
British botanist (1791-1839)
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Robert Lenox died
Scottish-American merchant (1759–1839)
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Friedrich Mohs died
German geologist and mineralogist (1773-1839)
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William Smith died
English geologist
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William Murdoch died
Scottish engineer and inventor (1754-1839)
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Gaspard de Prony died
French mathematician and engineer, who worked on hydraulics (1755-1839)
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Juan Galindo died
Guatemalan Mesoamericanist (1802–1839)
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John Batman died
Australian settler and explorer (1801-1839)
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August Cywolka died
Polish polar explorer (1812–1839)
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Jan Prosper Witkiewicz died
Lithuanian diplomat and explorer (1808–1839)
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Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin died
French Navy officer
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John Lander died
English printer and explorer in western Africa (1806-1839)
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Jean Baptiste Douville died
French explorer
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Joseph Franz von Jacquin died
Austrian botanist (1766-1839)
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Davies Gilbert died
Scientist and mathematician, President of the Royal Society, M.P.
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Pierre Prevost died
Swiss physicist (1751-1839)
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William Otis died
American inventor (1813–1839)
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Giorgio Bidone died
Italian engineer
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Thomas Cooper died
American economist, college president and political philosopher (1759–1839)
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Stephen Peter Rigaud died
English mathematical historian and astronomer
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Jean Emile Humbert died
Dutch archaeologist
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Pietro Paoli died
Italian mathematician (1759 - 1839)
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Michel Lefrançois de Lalande died
French astronomer (1766-1839)
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Jacques-Philippe Mérigon de Montgéry died
French naval officer
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Alexander Gerard died
Scottish army officer and explorer
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William A. Slacum died
American explorer (1799–1839)
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Aloysia Weber died
German operatic soprano
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William Dunlap died
American dramatist, painter, and historian (1766–1839)
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Regina Strinasacchi died
18th century Italian violinist
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Yekaterina Nelidova died
Russian noble (1756-1839)
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Joseph Maria Wolfram died
German-Czech politician and amateur composer (1789-1839)
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Franz Xaver Gloeggl died
Austrian musician and choir director
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Henriette Voigt died
German pianist (1808-1839)
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Wilhelmine von Wrochem died
German flutist, singer and actress (1798–1839)
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Rose Cannabich died
Classical pianist
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Jonathas Granville died
Haitian educator, legal expert, soldier, and diplomat
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Jane Scott died
English theatre manager
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Sully Prudhomme born
Born in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris. French poet, Nobel prize for literature winner 1901 (1839–1907).
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Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky born
Born in Karevo. Russian composer (1839–1881).
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Charles Sanders Peirce born
Born in Cambridge. American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914).
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Machado de Assis born
Born in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian writer (1839–1908).
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Henry George born
Born in Philadelphia. American political economist and journalist (1839–1897).
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George Armstrong Custer born
Born in New Rumley. United States cavalry commander (1839–1876).
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Carol I of Romania born
Born in Sigmaringen. King of Romania from 1881 to 1914.
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Jamal al-Din al-Afghani born
Born in Asadabad. Political activist and Islamic ideologist (1838–1897).
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Théodule-Armand Ribot born
Born in Guingamp. French psychologist (1839-1916).
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Gaston Paris born
Born in Avenay-Val-d'Or. French medievalist and writer (1839-1903).
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Ludwig Anzengruber born
Born in Vienna. Austrian dramatist (1839-1889).
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Luigi Capuana born
Born in Mineo. Italian journalist and writer (1839-1915).
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Nikolay Bobrikov born
Born in Strelna. Russian politician (1839-1904).
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Francis Garnier born
Born in Saint-Étienne. French Navy officer (1839-1873).
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General Nelson A. Miles born
Born in Westminster. United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Commanding General of the United States Army (1839-1925).
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Pavlo Chubynskyi born
Born in Boryspil. Ukrainian writer (1839–1884).
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William T. Anderson born
Born in Hopkins County. American guerrilla fighter (1839–1864).
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Nikolai Linevich born
Born in Chernihiv. Russian general (1839–1908).
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Robert Smalls born
Born in Beaufort. American politician and former slave (1839-1915).
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Ignacio Andrade born
Born in Mérida. President of Venezuela (1839-1925).
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Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria born
Born in Florence. Archduke of Austria (1839-1892).
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Ranjit Singh died
Died in Lahore. First Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (1780–1839).
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Frederick VI of Denmark died
Died in Amalienborg. King of Denmark and Norway (1768–1839).
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Science & Technology 15
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Pulkovo Observatory
Observatory
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Harvard College Observatory
Observatory
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University of Chester
University in Chester, United Kingdom
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Mount Allison University
University in New Brunswick, Canada
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University of Chichester
University in West Sussex, UK
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A.V. Fomin Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in Kyiv, Ukraine
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Framingham State University
Public university in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
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Concordia Seminary
Postsecondary institution to train pastors and church workers of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
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Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
Brazilian university
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Bloomsburg University
Public university in Pennsylvania, USA
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Longwood University
Public liberal arts college in Farmville, Virginia
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Royal Berkshire Hospital
Hospital in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire
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Lincoln Hospital
Hospital in New York, United States
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University of Missouri
Public research university in Columbia, Missouri, USA
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Virginia Military Institute
State-supported military college in Lexington, Virginia, USA
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Exploration & Discovery 3
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Balleny Islands
Uninhabited islands in southeast of Antarctica
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Pyramid of Senusret III
Ancient Egyptian pyramid
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Lake Bonney SE
Coastal freshwater lake located in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, Australia
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Religion & Belief Systems 33
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Thian Hock Keng
Mazu temple in Singapore
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Metropolitan Cathedral
Cathedral of Iaşi, Romania
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Synod of Polotsk
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Mosque-Sabil of Sulayman Agha al-Silahdar
Mosque in Egypt
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San Pietro Apostolo
Church building in Tempio Pausania, Italy
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Madonna dell'Olmo Sanctuary
Sanctuary in La Spezia, Italy
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Holy Trinity Church
Church building in Piraeus, Athens, Greece
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Immanuel Church
Church in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Cathedral
Historic cathedral in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Lutheran church in Dzērbene
Latvian cultural monument No. 6246
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Protestant temple of Orléans
Church located in Loiret, in France
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Reformed Church Heiden
Church building in Heiden in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
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Ascencion Church, Gelendzhik
Tourist attraction in Gelendzhik, Russia
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Broad Street Wesleyan Church
Church in Nottingham, England
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Spaso-Borodinsky Monastery
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St Luke's Church, Berwick Street
Former church in London
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Casstown Lutheran Stone Church
church building in Ohio, United States of America
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Christ Episcopal Church
church building in Huron, Ohio, United States of America
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Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge
church building in Basking Ridge, New Jersey
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Presbyterian Manse
building in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas
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First Baptist Church of Bowdoin and Coombs Cemetery
church building in Maine, United States of America
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First Baptist Church of Weedsport
church building in New York, United States of America
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Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn
church building in Ohio, United States of America
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Salisbury Congregational Church
church building in Salisbury, United States of America
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Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks
Chapel
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Dorpssingel 2, Beuningen
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roman-catholic church
Church building in Waltenschwil in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Church in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Krucifix
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Krucifix
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Swjaty křiž wuchodnje Serbskich Pazlic
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Reformed Rectory (1839)
Church residential building in Sonvilier in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Rectory
Church building in Oberbalm in the canton of Bern, Switzerland
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Economy & Trade 33
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Berkshire Hathaway
American multinational conglomerate holding company
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Patek Philippe & Co.
Swiss luxury watch and clock manufacturer founded in 1839
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Vend Marketplaces
Norwegian company with online classifieds
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B. Braun
German company
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Linke-Hofmann
German manufacturing company producing locomotives, trams and rolling stock
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Třinec Iron and Steel Works
Company in the Czech Republic
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Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
UK business
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Lokomotivfabrik der StEG
Former Austrian locomotive manufacturer
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Hambros Bank
UK business
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Révillon Frères
French luxury goods business
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Fraser Milner Casgrain
Defunct Canadian law firm
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Correos de Costa Rica
National postal service of Costa Rica
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Carel Frères
Belgian manufacturing company (1839–1921)
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Kähler Design
Danish ceramics manufacturer
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Provident Bank of New Jersey
American private bank
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Shelton Bar
UK business
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Ionian and Popular Bank of Greece
Greek bank institution
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Elders Limited
Australian agribusiness company
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George England and Company
English manufacturer of steam locomotives
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L’Epée 1839
Swiss luxury brand manufacturing mechanical clocks
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Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì e della Romagna
Defunct Italian savings bank
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Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB
Swedish candle manufacturer
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Rieber & Søn
Norwegian food manufacturing company
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Bickford's Australia
Australian beverage maker
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John Musgrave & Sons
Manufacturer of stationary steam engines located in Lancashire, England
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Cordings
British clothing company
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Purnell and Sons
Printing company in England, 1839–2005
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Brinly-Hardy Company
American corporation
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J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Major jewellery retailer
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Pierce, Butler and Pierce Manufacturing Company
American bath hardware and heating manufacturer
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H.J. Cave & Sons
London-based fashion house specialising in luxury leather accessories
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Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Canadian Insurance company founded on June 18, 1839
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Lehigh Crane Iron Company
Defunct ronmaking firm in the Lehigh Valley, USA
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1839 Martinique earthquake
Earthquake in the Lesser Antilles
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1839 Ava earthquake
Earthquake in British India
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Allahdad
1839 series of riots and forced conversions of Jews to Islam in Iran
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Architecture & Engineering 39
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Mariinsky Palace
Palace in Russia
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Turku Orthodox Church
Eastern Orthodox church in Turku, Finland
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St. Michael's Cathedral
Cathedral located in Polynésie française, in France
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Prinz-Albrecht-Palais
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Skafså Church
Church building in Tokke, Eastern Norway
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Mo Church
Church building in Tokke, Eastern Norway
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Mæl Church
Church building in Tinn, Eastern Norway
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Vang Church
Church building in Vang, Innlandet, Norway
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Charles Playhouse
Theater in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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First Presbyterian Church
Church in Trenton, New Jersey
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St Mary's Church, Derby
Church in Derby, Derbyshire, England,UK
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Church of St John sub Castro, Lewes
Grade II listed church in Lewes, Lewes, East Sussex, England, UK
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Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfield
Grade II listed church in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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Upper Brook Street Chapel, Manchester
Church in Manchester, UK
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Skattunge Church
Church building in Orsa Municipality, Sweden
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Holy Trinity Church, Stanton-in-Peak
Grade II listed building in Stanton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England, UK
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St James Church, Shardlow
Grade II listed building in Shardlow and Great Wilne, South Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Rocky River Presbyterian Church
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America
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Hov Church
Church building in Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden
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St Peters Church
Anglican church in Sydney, Australia
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St. James Episcopal Church
Oldest church in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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St Mary's Church
Church in Glyntaff, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
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St. Mary's of the Mountain Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St Francis Xavier Church, Hereford
Church in Hereford, Herefordshire, England,UK
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St Thomas' Church
Church in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
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Fort Winiary
Fort in Poznań, Poland (1839–)
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Fort Ontario
State historic site of New York, United States
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Fort Ingall
Building in Quebec, Canada
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Katedralna Lock in Poznań
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Neptune Fountain (Havana)
Historic fountain in Havana, Cuba
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Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Our Lady in Rakvere
Church building in Estonia
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Church of the Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Church building, tourist attraction in Travyanskoe, Russia
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DeLeon Plaza and Bandstand
historic site in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas
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Montville Baptist Church
church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Marine Mill
historic sawmill in Minnesota, United States
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First Baptist Church
historic church in Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
church in Washington. D.C
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Mariahilfkirche
Church building in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Borodino Museum
Museum in Russia
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Sports & Entertainment 4
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Åbo Svenska Teater
Theatre building in Turku, Finland
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Melbourne Athenaeum
Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Building of the National Theatre "Toša Jovanović"
Theatre building in Zrenjanin, Serbia
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Henley Royal Regatta
Recurring rowing event in Henley-on-Thames, UK
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Empires & Countries 12
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United Kingdom of the Netherlands dissolved
United Kingdom of the Netherlands ceased to exist, having been centered at Brussels.
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Peru–Bolivian Confederation dissolved
Peru–Bolivian Confederation ceased to exist, having been centered at Tacna.
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Natalia Republic founded
Natalia Republic was founded, with its capital at Pietermaritzburg.
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Duchy of Limburg founded
Duchy of Limburg was founded, with its capital at Maastricht.
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Juliana Republic founded
Juliana Republic was founded, with its capital at Laguna.
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Juliana Republic dissolved
Juliana Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Laguna.
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North Peru dissolved
North Peru ceased to exist.
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South Peru dissolved
South Peru ceased to exist, having been centered at Tacna.
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Bolivian State dissolved
Bolivian State ceased to exist, having been centered at Sucre.
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Addison founded
Addison was founded.
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Kingdom of Kubang Pasu Darul Qiyam founded
Kingdom of Kubang Pasu Darul Qiyam was founded, with its capital at Jitra.
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Aden Province founded
Aden Province was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1839 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1839.
19th century 2
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Dungiven Castle
19th century castle in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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The Deanery
Clergy house in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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