Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

Jan 12 On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70  

Jan 19 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1839.  

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 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 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 in the year 1839.  

May 17 Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757) died in the year 1839.  

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 In the year 1839 gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 12 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Aug 23 In the year 1839 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 28 On this day in history death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

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

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

Jan 09 In the year 1839 birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer  

Jan 11 In the year 1839 birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 19 Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 25 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.