Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1839

Sep 17 Ethel Mary Dell, [Mrs G T Savage], romantic novelist, dies in the year 1839.  

Sep 20 On this day in history jose Gaspar de Francia, dictator of Paraguay (1816-39), dies at 74  

Sep 21 Jacob Gottfried Weber, German composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Oct 11 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Oct 18 In the year 1839 french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68  

Nov 06 Hayim Rapoport, Rabbi of Ostrowiec/author (Maxim Chayyim), dies in the year 1839.  

Dec 03 Frederik VI, king of Denmark (1808-39)/Norway (1803-14), dies at 71 in the year 1839.  

Dec 07 Jan Matyas Nepomuk August Vitasek, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1839.  

Dec 15 Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish court-painter, dies at 66 in the year 1839.  

Dec 18 On this day in history charles-Henri Plantade, composer, dies at 75  

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

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 In the year 1839 birth of emil Bohn, composer  

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 In the year 1839 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)