1838
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| Centuries: | 18th century - 19th century - 20th century |
| Decades: | 1800s 1810s 1820s - 1830s - 1840s 1850s 1860s |
| Years: | 1835 1836 1837 - 1838 - 1839 1840 1841 |
[change] Births
- January 4 - Tom Thumb
- May 10 - John Wilkes Booth, the man who killed United States President Abraham Lincoln.
- January 4 - General Tom Thumb, American circus performer and entertainer (d. 1883)
- January 6 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
- January 16 - Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (d. 1917)
- February 6 - Henry Irving, English actor (d. 1905)
- February 10 - Gustav Oelwein, founder of Oelwein, Iowa (d. 1913)
- February 18 - Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher
- March 3 - George William Hill, American astronomer
- April 3 - John Willis Menard, African-American politician
- April 8 - Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor
- April 12 - John Shaw Billings, M.D., American military and medical leader
- April 16 - Martha McClellan Brown, American temperance movement leader
- April 28 - Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- May 20 - Jules Méline, French statesman
[change] Events of 1838
- January 10 - a fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London.
- 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.
- May 26 - USA: Trail of Tears - forced relocation of the Cherokee tribe, killing at least 8,000.
- 1 August - Trinidad and Tobago: Slavery officially abolished
- 7 September - The paddlesteamer Forfarshire foundered on the Farne Islands, UK, giving rise to the fame of Grace Darling, who rescued nine passengers.
- November 3 India: The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce is founded. 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.
- December - Beginning of Pastry War: Mexico invaded by French forces
[change] Deaths
- January 3 - Prince Maximilian of Saxony
- January 5 - Anthony Van Egmond, rebel leader in Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 {died in jail}
- February 21 - Silvestre de Sacy, linguist
- March 13 - Poul Martin Møller, philosopher
- April 9 - Piet Uys, Voortrekker leader (in battle)
- May 17 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French diplomat
- July 19 - Christmas Evans, preacher
- August 17 - Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist for Mozart
- August 21 - Adelbert von Chamisso, German writer
- September 1 - William Clark, American explorer
- October 1 - Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist
- November 21 - Georges Mouton, count of Lobau, Marshal of France
