Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

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

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

Feb 01 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 In the year 1839 death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)  

Feb 15 In the year 1839 death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)  

Mar 04 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 11 John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 in the year 1839.  

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

Apr 22 Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784) died in the year 1839.  

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 Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757) died in the year 1839.  

May 18 On this day in history 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 Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies in the year 1839.  

Jun 13 Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1839.  

Jun 27 Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 15 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies in the year 1839.  

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

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

Aug 10 John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 28 William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) died in the year 1839.  

Sep 10 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.  

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Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 09 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917  

Feb 01 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.