Famous Deaths In 1839

Jan 12 Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.  

Feb 01 On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.  

Feb 15 Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1839.  

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

Apr 01 Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757) died in the year 1839.  

Apr 11 On this day in history john Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59  

Apr 20 In the year 1839 giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies  

Apr 22 On this day in history death of denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)  

Apr 23 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

May 03 Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 13 In the year 1839 israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies  

May 17 On this day in history death of archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)  

May 18 Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 in the year 1839.  

Jun 02 On this day in history wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26  

Jun 09 On this day in history gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89  

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

Jun 13 In the year 1839 martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66  

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

Jun 27 In the year 1839 ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies  

Jun 30 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies in the year 1839.  

Jul 01 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 in the year 1839.  

Jul 10 On this day in history fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61  

Jul 12 In the year 1839 christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 15 On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

Jul 29 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755) died on this day in history.  

Aug 03 In the year 1839 death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)  

Aug 10 In the year 1839 death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)  

Aug 23 In the year 1839 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 28 In the year 1839 death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

Sep 10 In the year 1839 pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66  

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

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)  

Jan 25 Seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born in the year 1839.