1839
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1839 is the 39th year of the 19th century and the 9th year of the 1830s.
Art and culture
- The daguerreotype is presented to the French academy
- Honoré de Balzac uses the word "bohemian" for the first time to describe the new spontaneous, creative spirit.
- "The Devil in the Belfry" by Poe
- "William Wilson (short story)" by Poe
- "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Poe
- The phrase The pen is mightier than the sword is first used
- The Charterhouse of Parma
Births
- Walter Pater (1839 - 1894)
- Paul Cézanne (1839 – 1906)
Deaths
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