{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1839

Jan 04 In the year 1839 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 In the year 1839 birth of bohumil Pazdirek, composer  

Jan 19 Paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of james A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak)  

Feb 07 In the year 1839 birth of nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)  

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

Feb 11 Josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist was born in the year 1839.  

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

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (d. 1906)  

Mar 03 In the year 1839 birth of jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904)  

Mar 08 In the year 1839 birth of james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)  

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 On this day in history birth of phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)  

Mar 10 Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Mar 18 Francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906 was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 25 William Bell Wait, US, educated the blind was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31 In the year 1839 birth of nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS)  

Apr 05 In the year 1839 birth of robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)  

Apr 05 Stanislaw Pilinski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Victorin de Joncieres, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Frantz Jehin-Prume, composer was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 18 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 22 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of chardonnet, inventor (rayon)  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Mar 13 In the year 1839 robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55  

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