Famous Birthdays In 1839

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

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

Jan 11 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.

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 In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)

Jan 25 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.

Feb 01 In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)

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

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

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

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

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

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

Apr 26 In the year 1839 birth of cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867

May 01 On this day in history birth of chardonnet, inventor (rayon)

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Jan 12 Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.

Feb 15 On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)

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

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

Mar 29 On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56