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 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.

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

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 On this day in history birth of nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)

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

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 in the year 1839.

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 in the year 1839.

Mar 08 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born in the year 1839.

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 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 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1839.

Mar 25 In the year 1839 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 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 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer was born on this day in history.

Apr 18 On this day in history 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 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 Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) was born on this day in history.

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Jan 12 Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.

Jan 19 On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38

Feb 01 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 in the year 1839.

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.

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 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