Famous Personalities Born In 1839

Jan 04 In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

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 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 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07 Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 09 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Mar 03 Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 In the year 1839 birth of felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928  

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 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 Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] was born in the year 1839.  

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 In the year 1839 birth of robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer  

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

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of frantz Jehin-Prume, composer  

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 in the year 1839.  

Apr 22 August W Eichler, German botanist was born on this day in history.  

Apr 26 Cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)  

Feb 15 Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.  

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