Famous Deaths In 1839

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

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

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 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 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 On this day in history death of denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)

Apr 23 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768) died on this day in history.

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 In the year 1839 death of archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)

May 18 In the year 1839 carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57

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

Jun 09 On this day in history 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 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 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies on this day in history.

Jul 01 In the year 1839 mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53

Jul 10 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

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

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 in the year 1839.

Aug 10 John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) died in the year 1839.

Aug 23 On this day in history 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 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 11 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.

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 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 in the year 1839.