Famous Personalities Born In 1839

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

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

Jan 11 Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar was born in the year 1839.  

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

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

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of paul Cézanne, French painter (d. 1906)  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of seldon Connor, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1917  

Feb 01 On this day in history 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 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) was born in the year 1839.  

Feb 11 In the year 1839 birth of josiah Willard Gibbs, theoretical physicist/chemist  

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 in the year 1839.  

Mar 03 On this day in history birth of jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904)  

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

Mar 09 Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928 was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of modest P Mussorgsky, Russian composer (Boris Godunov) [OS]  

Mar 09 Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908) was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 10 Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer was born in the year 1839.  

Mar 16 René F Armand Sully-Prudhomme, France, poet, 1st Nobel winner (1901) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 17 On this day in history birth of josef Rheinberger, Vaduz Liechtenstein, opera composer (Munich Conser)  

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

Mar 21 Modest Mussorgsky, composer (Boris Gudunov, Night on Bald Mt) [NS] was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 Victorin de Joncieres, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

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

Apr 20 On this day in history birth of carol I, King of Romania (1881-1914)  

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 in the year 1839.  

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

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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 in the year 1839.  

Feb 01 Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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 Ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72 in the year 1839.  

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.