Famous Deaths In 1839

Jan 12 On this day in history joseph A Koch, Aust painter/cartoonist/etcher/illustrator, dies at 70  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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  

Apr 01 Benjamin Pierce, American politician (b. 1757) died in the year 1839.  

Apr 11 John Galt, Scottish writer (Last of the Lairds), dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 Giuseppe Rossini, father of Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, dies in the year 1839.  

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 On this day in history ferdinando Paer, composer, dies at 67  

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

Jun 09 In the year 1839 gerrit J Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800), dies at 89  

Jun 10 On this day in history nathaniel Pryor, sgt of Lewis & Clark Expedition, dies  

Jun 13 On this day in history 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 Mahmud II, sultan of Turkey (1808-39), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1839.  

Jul 12 Christian Traugott Tag, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1839.  

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 Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. 1763) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 23 In the year 1839 charles Philippe Lafont, composer, dies at 57  

Aug 28 On this day in history death of william Smith, English geologist (b. 1769)  

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 in the year 1839.  

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

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of eugenio Maria de Hostos, Puerto Rico, patriot/scholar  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of emil Bohn, composer  

Jan 19 Bohumil Pazdirek, composer was born on this day in history.  

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)