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

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

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 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 In the year 1839 carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57  

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 in the year 1839.  

Jun 10 In the year 1839 nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies  

Jun 13 On this day in history martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 15 On this day in history hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41  

Jun 27 Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 30 On this day in history johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies  

Jul 01 In the year 1839 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 Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jul 15 In the year 1839 winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

Jul 29 In the year 1839 death of gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755)  

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 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 in the year 1839.  

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Jan 04 In the year 1839 birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

Jan 09 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

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

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

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 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.