Famous Personalities Born In 1839

Jan 04 In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

Jan 09 In the year 1839 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 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 19 Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 25 On this day in history 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 in the year 1839.  

Feb 07 Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist  

Feb 20 Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history 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 In the year 1839 birth of james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)  

Mar 09 Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 10 On this day in history birth of dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer  

Mar 16 René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 17 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 21 In the year 1839 birth of modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS]  

Mar 25 In the year 1839 birth of william Bell Wait, US, educated the blind  

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

Apr 05 Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer  

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

Apr 18 In the year 1839 birth of frantz Jehin-Prume, composer  

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

Apr 20 In the year 1839 birth of carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38  

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

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 04 On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.  

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