Famous Birthdays 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 in the year 1839.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 25 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 01 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 11 In the year 1839 birth of josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist  

Feb 20 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 03 Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 08 On this day in history 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 Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS] was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 In the year 1839 birth of phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)  

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

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

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

Mar 18 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31 In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.  

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

Apr 18 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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 In the year 1839 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 Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

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