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 in the year 1839.

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

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1839.

Feb 20 In the year 1839 birth of benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)

Feb 22 In the year 1839 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 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 in the year 1839.

Mar 09 Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS] was born on this day in history.

Mar 09 Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908) was born in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.

Mar 17 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) was born in the year 1839.

Apr 05 Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) was born in the year 1839.

Apr 05 Stanislaw Pilinski, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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

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

May 01 In the year 1839 birth of chardonnet, inventor (rayon)

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Jan 12 On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70

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

Feb 01 On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.

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