Famous Birthdays In 1839

Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.

Jan 09 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.

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

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 19 Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.

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

Feb 01 In the year 1839 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 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 On this day in history birth of francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906)

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

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 in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.

Mar 17 In the year 1839 birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)

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 on this day in history.

Mar 25 In the year 1839 birth of william Bell Wait, US, educated the blind

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 On this day in history birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer

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

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 On this day in history birth of august W Eichler, German botanist

Apr 26 In the year 1839 birth of cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867

May 01 In the year 1839 birth of chardonnet, inventor (rayon)

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Jan 12 On this day in history 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 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.

Feb 07 In the year 1839 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 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.