1839
From dKosopedia
Events
- Rabbi Judah Alkalai publishes Derchai Noam.
- Khant chief Vavlo Nenyang is captured by Russian forces.
Timeline
- January 29: Charles Darwin marries.
- February 11: University of Missouri is established.
- March 23: first recorded use of "OK".
- July 1: Rebellion on the slave ship Amistad.
- November 18: London Missionary Society missionary John Williams arrives on the island of Erromango in Vanuatu and is promptly eaten.
- December 5: George Armstrong Custer, future American cavalry officer and war ciminal is born.