Famous Deaths In 1839

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

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

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

Apr 01 Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757) died on this day in history.

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

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 On this day in history death of jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768)

May 03 On this day in history ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67

May 13 In the year 1839 israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies

May 17 On this day in history death of archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)

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 on this day in history.

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

Jun 15 On this day in history hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41

Jun 27 In the year 1839 ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies

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

Jul 01 On this day in history mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53

Jul 10 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.

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

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

Aug 10 On this day in history death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)

Aug 23 Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1839.

Aug 28 William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) died on this day in history.

Sep 10 On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66

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Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.

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 Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 19 In the year 1839 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 In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)