Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

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

Jan 19 Georg Abraham Schneider, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1839.  

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

Feb 07 Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799) died in the year 1839.  

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 on this day in history.  

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  

Apr 01 Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757) died on this day in history.  

Apr 11 On this day in history john Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59  

Apr 20 Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 22 In the year 1839 death of denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784)  

Apr 23 On this day in history death of jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768)  

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

May 13 In the year 1839 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 in the year 1839.  

Jun 02 Wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26 in the year 1839.  

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

Jun 10 In the year 1839 nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies  

Jun 13 Martin-Pierre Dalvimare, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 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 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jul 12 Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 23 Charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11 In the year 1839 birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

Jan 14 Emil Bohn, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 19 In the year 1839 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 James A Herne, [J Aherne], US playwright (Hearts of Oak) was born on this day in history.