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 on this day in history.

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 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 In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.

Feb 09 On this day in history 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 Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906)

Mar 03 In the year 1839 birth of jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904)

Mar 08 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born on this day in history.

Mar 09 In the year 1839 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 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 in the year 1839.

Mar 17 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

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 In the year 1839 birth of victorin de Joncieres, composer

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 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1839.

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 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.

Feb 01 In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.

Feb 15 In the year 1839 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 On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56