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 in the year 1839.  

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

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)  

Feb 11 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 08 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history birth of francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906  

Mar 21 In the year 1839 birth of modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS]  

Mar 25 William Bell Wait, US, educated the blind was born in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Stanislaw Pilinski, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 12 Victorin de Joncieres, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 18 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)  

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

Apr 22 August W Eichler, German botanist was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 26 Cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 was born in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 Bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56 in the year 1839.