Famous Birthdays In 1839

Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar

Jan 14 In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer

Jan 19 In the year 1839 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 In the year 1839 birth of nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)

Feb 09 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist

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

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 in the year 1839.

Mar 09 Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.

Mar 10 Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer was born in the year 1839.

Mar 16 In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906

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 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) was born on this day in history.

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

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

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of victorin de Joncieres, composer

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 in the year 1839.

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

Apr 22 In the year 1839 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 On this day in history birth of chardonnet, inventor (rayon)

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