What Happened In July 1839 In History

Historical Events for July, 1839

• 2nd » Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinqué take over the slave ship 'La Amistad called Amistad'.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1839

• 8th » John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (d. 1937)
• 10th » Adolphus Busch, German brewer, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (d. 1913)
• 17th » Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (d. 1916)
• 22nd » Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (d. 1907)
• 25th » Francis Garnier, French captain and explorer (d. 1873)
• 31st » Ignacio Andrade, Venezuelan politician, 25th President of Venezuela (d. 1925)

Famous Deaths for July 1839

• 1st » Mahmud II, Ottoman sultan (b. 1785)
• 15th » Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English poet and politician (b. 1802)
• 29th » Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755)

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