Famous Birthdays In 1839

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

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of john Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

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

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 01 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 09 In the year 1839 birth of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)  

Feb 11 Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 22 Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 03 Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904) was born in the year 1839.  

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

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928  

Mar 09 In the year 1839 birth of modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS]  

Mar 09 In the year 1839 birth of phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)  

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 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS]  

Mar 25 On this day in history birth of william Bell Wait, US, educated the blind  

Mar 31 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 05 Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) was born on this day in history.  

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

Apr 12 In the year 1839 birth of victorin de Joncieres, composer  

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

Apr 18 On this day in history birth of henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds)  

Apr 20 On this day in history 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 in the year 1839.  

May 01 Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) was born in the year 1839.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15 In the year 1839 death of chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803)  

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

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

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