Famous Birthdays 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 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 19 In the year 1839 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 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 In the year 1839 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 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 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 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 In the year 1839 birth of rené F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901)

Mar 17 In the year 1839 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 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 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 On this day in history birth of frantz Jehin-Prume, composer

Apr 18 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) was born on this day in history.

Apr 20 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1839.

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

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