Famous Personalities Born In 1839

Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer  

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

Jan 14 In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)  

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 On this day in history 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 Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS] was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)  

Mar 10 In the year 1839 birth of dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer  

Mar 16 In the year 1839 birth of rené F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901)  

Mar 17 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS]  

Mar 25 William Bell Wait, US, educated the blind was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)  

Apr 05 Stanislaw Pilinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of victorin de Joncieres, composer  

Apr 18 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) was born in the year 1839.  

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

Apr 22 On this day in history birth of august W Eichler, German botanist  

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 In the year 1839 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70  

Jan 19 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 In the year 1839 death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)  

Feb 15 Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.  

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

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