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 in the year 1839.  

Feb 01 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history 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 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.  

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

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 In the year 1839 death of denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)  

Apr 23 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768) died in the year 1839.  

May 03 Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1839.  

May 13 On this day in history israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies  

May 17 Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757) died on this day in history.  

May 18 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 12 On this day in history christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 15 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies in the year 1839.  

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 In the year 1839 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 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 on this day in history.  

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)