Famous Birthdays In 1839

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

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 on this day in history.

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 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.

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

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 in the year 1839.

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 in the year 1839.

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 Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS] was born on this day in history.

Mar 09 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of rené F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901)

Mar 17 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS]

Mar 25 On this day in history birth of william Bell Wait, US, educated the blind

Mar 31 In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.

Apr 05 In the year 1839 birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer

Apr 12 Victorin de Joncieres, composer was born on this day in history.

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 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 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 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 In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76

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 on this day in history.

Mar 04 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.

Mar 13 On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55

Mar 29 On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56