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 in the year 1839.  

Sep 21 On this day in history jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60  

Oct 11 In the year 1839 leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88  

Oct 18 In the year 1839 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 On this day in history frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71  

Dec 07 Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1839.  

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

Dec 18 In the year 1839 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 In the year 1839 birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer  

Jan 11 In the year 1839 birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer  

Jan 19 In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

Jan 19 Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born in the year 1839.  

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)