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 On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

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 On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.  

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 In the year 1839 ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67  

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 on this day in history.  

May 18 Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 in the year 1839.  

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

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

Jul 15 On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

Jul 29 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755) died on this day in history.  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)  

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

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 On this day in history 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.