Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

Sep 17 Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Sep 21 Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Oct 11 On this day in history leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88  

Oct 18 On this day in history french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68  

Nov 06 On this day in history hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies  

Dec 03 Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 in the year 1839.  

Dec 07 In the year 1839 jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69  

Dec 15 Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 18 On this day in history charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)