Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 01 On this day in history death of benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757)  

Apr 11 John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies in the year 1839.  

Apr 22 Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784) died on this day in history.  

Apr 23 In the year 1839 death of jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768)  

May 03 In the year 1839 ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67  

May 13 On this day in history israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies  

May 17 Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757) died on this day in history.  

May 18 Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 10 Nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies in the year 1839.  

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

Jun 30 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 01 On this day in history mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53  

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 In the year 1839 winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

Jul 29 In the year 1839 death of gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755)  

Aug 03 Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) died in the year 1839.  

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

Aug 23 On this day in history charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 28 On this day in history death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

Sep 10 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.  

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

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 in the year 1839.  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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