Famous Deaths In 1839

Jan 12 Joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70 in the year 1839.  

Jan 19 On this day in history georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38  

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

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

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

Mar 04 In the year 1839 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 In the year 1839 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 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 in the year 1839.  

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 Archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757) died in the year 1839.  

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

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

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

Jun 10 Nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 27 Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies in the year 1839.  

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

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 Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jul 15 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies in the year 1839.  

Jul 29 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (b. 1755) died in the year 1839.  

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

Aug 10 John St Aubyn, British fossil collector (b. 1758) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 28 William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) died in the year 1839.  

Sep 10 On this day in history pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66  

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Jan 04 Carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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

Jan 19 In the year 1839 birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)  

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)