Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

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 In the year 1839 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist, dies at 76  

Feb 07 On this day in history death of karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)  

Feb 15 Chevalier de Lorimier, Quebec notary (b. 1803) died in the year 1839.  

Mar 04 On this day in history ignace Antoine Ladurner, pianist/composer, dies at 72  

Mar 13 Robert Gallenberg, composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1839.  

Apr 20 On this day in history giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies  

Apr 22 Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (b. 1784) died in the year 1839.  

Apr 23 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French explorer (b. 1768) died on this day in history.  

May 03 Ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1839.  

May 13 Israel Ashkenazi of Shklov, found Ashkenazic community (1815), dies on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history death of archibald Alison, Scottish author (b. 1757)  

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

Jun 02 In the year 1839 wijnand YY Nuijen, painter/lithographer (Wrecked), dies at 26  

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 In the year 1839 hans Skramstad, composer, dies at 41  

Jun 27 In the year 1839 ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies  

Jun 30 Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies in the year 1839.  

Jul 01 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 in the year 1839.  

Jul 10 In the year 1839 fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61  

Jul 12 In the year 1839 christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62  

Jul 15 On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies  

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

Aug 03 On this day in history death of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763)  

Aug 10 On this day in history 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 William Smith, English geologist (b. 1769) died in the year 1839.  

Sep 10 In the year 1839 pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter, dies at 66  

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Jan 04 On this day in history birth of carl Humann, German engineer (d. 1896)  

Jan 09 John Knowles Paine, Portland Maine, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born in the year 1839.  

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