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 In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

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 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 29 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies in the year 1839.  

Apr 22 Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784) died in the year 1839.  

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 Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Jun 02 Wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26 in the year 1839.  

Jun 09 In the year 1839 gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89  

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 Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 In the year 1839 fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61  

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 In the year 1839 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 Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Aug 28 In the year 1839 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

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 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 11 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

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 On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)