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In the year 1839
218 Notable birthdays
John D. Rockefeller
American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937).
Born July 8th, 1839 in Richford.
Died May 23rd, 1937 at 97 years old in Ormond Beach (arteriosclerotic heart disease).
George Armstrong Custer
United states cavalry commander (1839–1876).
Born December 5th, 1839 in New Rumley.
Died June 25th, 1876 at 36 years old in Big Horn County (Battle of the Little Bighorn).
Jamsetji Tata
Indian industrialist, founder of the tata group (born 1839).
Born March 3rd, 1839 in Navsari.
Died May 19th, 1904 at 65 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Paul Cézanne
French painter (1839–1906).
Born January 19th, 1839 in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1906 at 67 years old in Aix-en-Provence (pneumonia).
Sarah Winchester
American heiress and occultist (1839–1922).
Born September 1st, 1839 in New Haven.
Died September 5th, 1922 at 83 years old in San Jose.
Robert Smalls
American politician and former slave (1839-1915).
Born April 5th, 1839 in Beaufort.
Died February 23rd, 1915 at 75 years old in Beaufort.
Caroline Ingalls
Wife of charles ingalls.
Born December 12th, 1839 in Brookfield.
Died April 20th, 1924 at 84 years old in De Smet.
Charles Sanders Peirce
American philosopher, logician, mathematician, and scientist (1839-1914).
Born September 10th, 1839 in Cambridge.
Died April 19th, 1914 at 74 years old in Milford.
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Russian composer (1839–1881).
Born March 21st, 1839 in Karevo.
Died March 28th, 1881 at 42 years old in Saint Petersburg (infectious disease).
Henry George
American political economist and journalist (1839–1897).
Born September 2nd, 1839 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 1897 at 58 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Laura Spelman Rockefeller
American philanthropist, schoolteacher (1839-1915).
Born September 9th, 1839 in Wadsworth.
Died March 12th, 1915 at 75 years old in Kykuit.
Carol I of Romania
King of romania from 1881 to 1914.
Born April 20th, 1839 in Sigmaringen.
Died October 10th, 1914 at 75 years old in Peleș Castle.
Ellen Ternan
British actress (1839-1914).
Born March 3rd, 1839 in Rochester.
Died April 25th, 1914 at 75 years old in Fulham (cancer).
Josiah Willard Gibbs
American scientist (1839–1903).
Born February 11th, 1839 in New Haven.
Died April 28th, 1903 at 64 years old in New Haven.
Alfred Sisley
French, british painter (1839–1899).
Born October 30th, 1839 in Paris, former 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 29th, 1899 at 59 years old in Moret-sur-Loing, cemetery of Moret-sur-Loing (laryngeal cancer).
General Nelson A. Miles
United states army medal of honor recipient and commanding general of the united states army (1839-1925).
Born August 8th, 1839 in Westminster. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1925 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Machado de Assis
Brazilian writer.
Born June 21st, 1839 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died September 29th, 1908 at 69 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Almon Brown Strowger
Union army officer, inventor (1839–1902).
Born February 11th, 1839 in Penfield.
Died May 26th, 1902 at 63 years old in St. Petersburg (aneurysm).
Walter Pater
English writer, critic and essayist (1839–1894).
Born August 4th, 1839 in Shadwell.
Died July 30th, 1894 at 54 years old in Oxford.
Jane Morris
English embroiderer and artists' model (1839–1914).
Born October 19th, 1839 in Oxford.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 74 years old in Bath.
William A. Clark
American mining magnate and politician (1839–1925).
Born January 8th, 1839 in Connellsville. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1925 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
Josephine Cochrane
American inventor (1839–1913).
Born March 8th, 1839 in Shelbyville. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1913 at 74 years old in Chicago (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Kate Perugini
British painter and child of charles dickens (1839-1929).
Born October 29th, 1839 in London.
Died May 9th, 1929 at 89 years old in London.
Heinrich Ernst Göring
German diplomat.
Born October 31st, 1839 in Emmerich am Rhein.
Died December 7th, 1913 at 74 years old in Munich.
Redvers Buller
British general (1839–1908).
Born December 7th, 1839 in Crediton.
Died June 2nd, 1908 at 68 years old in Crediton.
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