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In the year 1839
218 Notable birthdays
Thomas Brackett Reed
American politician (1839-1902).
Born October 18th, 1839 in Portland.
Died December 7th, 1902 at 63 years old in Washington, D.C..
Sully Prudhomme
French poet, nobel prize for literature winner 1901 (1839–1907).
Born March 16th, 1839 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 7th, 1907 at 68 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
Frances Willard
American temperance activist and suffragist (1839–1898).
Born September 28th, 1839 in Churchville. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1898 at 58 years old in New York City (influenza).
Eugenio María de Hostos y Boñilla
Puerto rican writer, activist and sociologist (1839–1903).
Born January 11th, 1839 in Mayagüez. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1903 at 64 years old in Santo Domingo.
Ouida
British novelist (1839–1908).
Born January 1st, 1839 in Bury St Edmunds.
Died January 25th, 1908 at 69 years old in Viareggio (pneumonia).
George Cadbury
British businessman (1839–1922).
Born September 19th, 1839 in Southampton.
Died October 24th, 1922 at 83 years old in Northfield Manor House.
Nagakura Shinpachi
Japanese swordsman (1839–1915).
Died January 5th, 1915 at 75 years old in Otaru (dental caries).
Takasugi Shinsaku
Samurai (1839-1867).
Born September 27th, 1839 in Kikuya Yokochō.
Died May 17th, 1867 at 27 years old in Shimonoseki (tuberculosis).
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
German princess (1839–1872).
Born July 7th, 1839 in Stuttgart.
Died February 10th, 1872 at 32 years old in Meiningen (scarlet fever).
Gustavus Franklin Swift
American entrepreneur in the meat industry.
Born June 24th, 1839 in Sagamore.
Died March 29th, 1903 at 63 years old in Chicago (internal bleeding).
Konstantin Makovsky
Russian painter (1839-1915).
Born July 2nd, 1839 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1915 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Nikolay Przhevalsky
Russian soldier, explorer, & geographer (1839-1888).
Born April 12th, 1839 in Kimborovo.
Died November 1st, 1888 at 49 years old in Karakol (typhoid fever).
Ferdinand James von Rothschild
British politician (1839-1898).
Born December 17th, 1839 in Paris.
Died December 17th, 1898 at 59 years old in Waddesdon Manor.
John Butler Yeats
Irish artist (1839-1922).
Born March 16th, 1839 in Banbridge.
Died February 3rd, 1922 at 82 years old in Chestertown.
Yoshitoshi
Japanese artist and printmaker (1839–1892).
Born April 30th, 1839 in Edo.
Died June 9th, 1892 at 53 years old in Ryōgoku (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Josef Rheinberger
Liechtensteiner organist and composer (1839-1901).
Born March 17th, 1839 in Vaduz.
Died November 25th, 1901 at 62 years old in Munich.
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
Duke in bavaria (1839–1909).
Born August 9th, 1839 in Possenhofen.
Died November 30th, 1909 at 70 years old in Kreuth.
Ivan Goremykin
Russian politician (1839-1917).
Born November 8th, 1839 in Veliky Novgorod. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1917 at 77 years old in Sochi. [ref]
Floriano Peixoto
Brazilian politician (1839-1895).
Born April 30th, 1839 in Maceió.
Died July 29th, 1895 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Nikolay Bobrikov
Russian politician (1839-1904).
Born January 27th, 1839 in Strelna.
Died June 17th, 1904 at 65 years old in Helsinki.
Leo Mechelin
Finland swedish politician and academic (1839–1914).
Born November 24th, 1839 in Hamina.
Died January 26th, 1914 at 74 years old in Helsinki.
William De Morgan
British potter and tile designer (1839-1917).
Born November 16th, 1839 in London.
Died January 15th, 1917 at 77 years old in Chelsea.
Princess Cecilie of Baden
Russian grand duchess (1839-1891); youngest daughter of leopold, grand duke of baden, and princess sophie of sweden.
Born September 20th, 1839 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 13th, 1891 at 51 years old in Kharkiv.
John Nevil Maskelyne
English inventor and stage magician (1839–1917).
Born December 22nd, 1839 in Cheltenham.
Died May 18th, 1917 at 77 years old in St. George's Hall, London.
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
Archduke of austria (1839-1892).
Born April 30th, 1839 in Florence.
Died January 18th, 1892 at 52 years old in Vienna.
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