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 on this day in history.

Jan 11 In the year 1839 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 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 in the year 1839.

Feb 09 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)

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

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 in the year 1839.

Mar 10 Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer was born on this day in history.

Mar 16 René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) was born on this day in history.

Mar 17 On this day in history birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)

Mar 18 Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.

Mar 21 Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] was born in the year 1839.

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 In the year 1839 birth of robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)

Apr 05 Stanislaw Pilinski, composer was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1839.

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

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Mar 29 In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56