Famous Deaths 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 On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)

Feb 15 Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.

Mar 04 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.

Mar 13 On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55

Mar 29 On this day in history 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 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.

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 In the year 1839 israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies

May 17 Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757) died on this day in history.

May 18 Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 in the year 1839.

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 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 On this day in history hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41

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

Jun 30 On this day in history 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 In the year 1839 fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61

Jul 12 Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.

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

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

Aug 03 Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) died in the year 1839.

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

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

Jan 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer

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

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 in the year 1839.

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