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 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 in the year 1839.  

Feb 07 In the year 1839 death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)  

Feb 15 On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)  

Mar 04 In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.  

Mar 29 In the year 1839 bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56  

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 in the year 1839.  

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

May 03 In the year 1839 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 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 In the year 1839 gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89  

Jun 10 On this day in history nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies  

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

Jun 15 Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1839.  

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

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 in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 10 In the year 1839 death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)  

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 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 In the year 1839 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 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.