Famous Birthdays In 1839

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

Jan 09 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 In the year 1839 birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917  

Feb 01 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 09 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20 In the year 1839 birth of benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)  

Feb 22 In the year 1839 birth of francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906)  

Mar 03 In the year 1839 birth of jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904)  

Mar 08 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 In the year 1839 birth of felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928  

Mar 09 In the year 1839 birth of modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS]  

Mar 09 Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 10 Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 16 René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 17 In the year 1839 birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906  

Mar 21 Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 25 William Bell Wait, US, educated the blind was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 05 In the year 1839 birth of robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)  

Apr 05 Stanislaw Pilinski, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 12 In the year 1839 birth of victorin de Joncieres, composer  

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of frantz Jehin-Prume, composer  

Apr 18 In the year 1839 birth of henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)  

Apr 20 Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 22 August W Eichler, German botanist was born on this day in history.  

Apr 26 Cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 was born in the year 1839.  

May 01 Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) was born in the year 1839.  

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Jan 12 On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70  

Jan 19 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.  

Feb 01 In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.  

Feb 15 In the year 1839 death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)  

Mar 04 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

Mar 29 Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 in the year 1839.