Famous Personalities Born In 1839

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

Jan 09 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 In the year 1839 birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

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

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

Jan 19 In the year 1839 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 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 In the year 1839 birth of nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)  

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

Feb 22 Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 03 Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS]  

Mar 09 Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 10 Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

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

Mar 18 Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born in the year 1839.  

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

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

Mar 31 In the year 1839 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 Victorin de Joncieres, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 18 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) was born in the year 1839.  

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

Apr 26 On this day in history birth of cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867  

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

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Jan 12 Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56