Famous Birthdays 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 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer

Jan 19 In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)

Jan 25 In the year 1839 birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)

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 in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.

Mar 03 On this day in history birth of jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904)

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

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928

Mar 09 On this day in history 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 René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) was born in the year 1839.

Mar 17 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born in the year 1839.

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

Mar 31 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) was born in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.

Apr 12 In the year 1839 birth of victorin de Joncieres, composer

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

Apr 18 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1839 joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70

Jan 19 On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38

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 On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72

Mar 13 In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55

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