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

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 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 20 Benjamin Waugh, American minister; founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of james Mason Crafts, US chemist (Friedel-Crafts-synthesis)  

Mar 09 Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 Modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS] was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)  

Mar 10 In the year 1839 birth of dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer  

Mar 16 On this day in history birth of rené F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901)  

Mar 17 Josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of francis Fessenden, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906  

Mar 21 In the year 1839 birth of modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS]  

Mar 25 In the year 1839 birth of william Bell Wait, US, educated the blind  

Mar 31 Nikolay Przhevalsky, naturalist, explorer of east central Asia (OS) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 05 On this day in history birth of robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)  

Apr 05 In the year 1839 birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer  

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

Apr 18 In the year 1839 birth of frantz Jehin-Prume, composer  

Apr 18 Henry Clarence Kendall, New South Wales Australia, poet (Bell Birds) was born in the year 1839.  

Apr 20 Carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1839 birth of chardonnet, inventor (rayon)  

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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 in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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