Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

Jan 12 Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.  

Jan 19 In the year 1839 georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38  

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

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

Feb 15 Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.  

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

Apr 01 On this day in history death of benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757)  

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

Apr 20 Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies on this day in history.  

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

Apr 23 On this day in history death of jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768)  

May 03 On this day in history ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67  

May 13 Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies in the year 1839.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies  

Jun 13 In the year 1839 martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66  

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

Jun 27 On this day in history ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies  

Jun 30 In the year 1839 johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies  

Jul 01 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61  

Jul 12 Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1839.  

Jul 15 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 29 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755) died on this day in history.  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)  

Aug 10 In the year 1839 death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)  

Aug 23 Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 In the year 1839 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

Sep 10 On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66  

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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 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 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)