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 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 in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 13 In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.  

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 Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 in the year 1839.  

Jun 02 Wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

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 Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1839.  

Jun 15 In the year 1839 hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41  

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

Jun 30 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 15 In the year 1839 winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

Jul 29 In the year 1839 death of gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755)  

Aug 03 Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 10 In the year 1839 pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66  

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Jan 04 In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

Jan 09 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

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

Jan 19 In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

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

Jan 25 In the year 1839 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.