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

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.  

Feb 15 In the year 1839 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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1839 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 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 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 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 On this day in history 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 Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1839.  

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 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies in the year 1839.  

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

Jul 10 On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61  

Jul 12 In the year 1839 christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62  

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 In the year 1839 death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)  

Aug 10 John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 28 William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) died in the year 1839.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 01 In the year 1839 birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)