Famous Deaths In 1839

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 in the year 1839.

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

Apr 01 Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757) died in the year 1839.

Apr 11 On this day in history john Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59

Apr 20 On this day in history giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies

Apr 22 On this day in history death of denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)

Apr 23 In the year 1839 death of jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768)

May 03 Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1839.

May 13 Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies on this day in history.

May 17 On this day in history death of archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)

May 18 In the year 1839 carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57

Jun 02 In the year 1839 wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26

Jun 09 On this day in history gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89

Jun 10 In the year 1839 nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies

Jun 13 On this day in history martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66

Jun 15 Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

Jun 27 In the year 1839 ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies

Jun 30 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies in the year 1839.

Jul 01 In the year 1839 mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53

Jul 10 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.

Jul 12 On this day in history christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62

Jul 15 On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies

Jul 29 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755) died in the year 1839.

Aug 03 In the year 1839 death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)

Aug 10 John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) died in the year 1839.

Aug 23 Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1839.

Aug 28 William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) died on this day in history.

Sep 10 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.

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

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer

Jan 11 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.

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 on this day in history.

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)