Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

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

Jan 19 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07 In the year 1839 death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)  

Feb 15 On this day in history death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)  

Mar 04 In the year 1839 ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 On this day in history robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

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

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 Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1839.  

May 13 Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies in the year 1839.  

May 17 In the year 1839 death of archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)  

May 18 On this day in history carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57  

Jun 02 Wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89 in the year 1839.  

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

Jun 13 Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1839.  

Jun 27 Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 30 On this day in history johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies  

Jul 01 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.  

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 On this day in history death of gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755)  

Aug 03 Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) died on this day in history.  

Aug 10 On this day in history death of john St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758)  

Aug 23 Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1839.  

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

Sep 10 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.  

Jan 09 On this day in history 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 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

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

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)