Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

Sep 17 Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies in the year 1839.  

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

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

Oct 11 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 in the year 1839.  

Oct 18 French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 in the year 1839.  

Nov 06 Hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies in the year 1839.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Dec 18 Charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1839.  

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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 in the year 1839.  

Jan 11 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 19 In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)  

Jan 25 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 01 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.