Famous Deaths 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 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 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.

Mar 29 On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56

Apr 01 In the year 1839 death of benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757)

Apr 11 John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 on this day in history.

Apr 20 In the year 1839 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 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 On this day in history martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66

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

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 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 On this day in history death of gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755)

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

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 In the year 1839 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 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.

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

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

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