Famous Birthdays In 1839

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

Jan 09 In the year 1839 birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer  

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

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 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)  

Feb 07 Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)  

Feb 11 In the year 1839 birth of josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist  

Feb 20 In the year 1839 birth of benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)  

Feb 22 In the year 1839 birth of francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906)  

Mar 03 Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 James Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS] was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 10 On this day in history birth of dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer  

Mar 16 René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 17 In the year 1839 birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)  

Mar 18 In the year 1839 birth of francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906  

Mar 21 Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

Mar 25 William Bell Wait, US, educated the blind was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 31 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer  

Apr 12 Victorin de Joncieres, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 18 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 20 In the year 1839 birth of carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914)  

Apr 22 In the year 1839 birth of august W Eichler, German botanist  

Apr 26 Cyrus Hamblin, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.  

May 01 Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 12 On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70  

Jan 19 On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38  

Feb 01 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 in the year 1839.  

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.  

Mar 04 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 On this day in history bernardus JC Dibbets, Dutch baron/gen-major (Maastricht), dies at 56