Famous Personalities Born In 1839

Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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 In the year 1839 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 Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born on this day in history.  

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 Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 22 On this day in history 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 05 In the year 1839 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 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1839.  

Jan 19 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 04 In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

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