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In the year 1839
218 Notable birthdays
Gregorio Luperón
Dominican military and state leader (1879-1997).
Born September 8th, 1839 in Puerto Plata.
Died May 21st, 1897 at 57 years old in Puerto Plata.
Christian Griepenkerl
German painter and professor at the academy of fine arts vienna (1839–1916).
Born March 17th, 1839 in Oldenburg.
Died March 22nd, 1916 at 77 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Calixto García
Cuban general (1839-1898).
Born August 4th, 1839 in Holguin.
Died December 11th, 1898 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Francis Pharcellus Church
American publisher and editor (1839–1906).
Born February 22nd, 1839 in Rochester.
Died April 11th, 1906 at 67 years old in New York City.
Gustave Trouvé
French electrical engineer and inventor (1839-1902).
Born January 2nd, 1839 in Descartes. [ref]
Died July 27th, 1902 at 63 years old in Paris.
Abdyl Frashëri
Albanian statesman, diplomat (1839-1892).
Born August 17th, 1839 in Frashër.
Died October 11th, 1892 at 53 years old in Istanbul.
Henry Holiday
British artist (1839–1927).
Born June 17th, 1839 in London.
Died April 15th, 1927 at 87 years old in London.
Hans Thoma
German painter and graphic artist (1839–1924).
Born October 2nd, 1839 in Bernau im Schwarzwald.
Died November 7th, 1924 at 85 years old in Karlsruhe.
Ludwig Mond
British chemist and businessman (1839–1909).
Born March 7th, 1839 in Kassel.
Died December 11th, 1909 at 70 years old in London.
John Ballance
14th premier of new zealand (1839-1893).
Born March 27th, 1839 in County Antrim.
Died April 27th, 1893 at 54 years old in Wellington.
John Knowles Paine
American composer (1839–1906).
Born January 9th, 1839 in Portland.
Died April 25th, 1906 at 67 years old in Cambridge.
Napoléon Charles Grégoire Jacques Philippe Bonaparte
Prince of canino and musignano (1839–1899).
Born February 5th, 1839 in Rome.
Died February 11th, 1899 at 60 years old in Rome.
Maria Swanenburg
Dutch serial killer (1839–1915).
Born September 9th, 1839 in Leiden.
Died April 11th, 1915 at 75 years old in Gorinchem.
Pōmare V
King of tahiti (1839-1891).
Born November 3rd, 1839 in Afaahiti.
Died June 12th, 1891 at 51 years old in Papeete (alcoholism).
Carlo Pellegrini
Italian caricaturist (1839-1889).
Born March 25th, 1839 in Capua. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1889 at 49 years old in London (lung disease). [ref]
Michael Augustine Corrigan
Roman catholic archbishop of new york (1839–1902).
Born August 13th, 1839 in New York City, Newark.
Died May 5th, 1902 at 62 years old in New York City.
Franz, Count of Meran
Count of meran.
Born March 11th, 1839 in Vienna.
Died March 27th, 1891 at 52 years old in Opatija.
Charles Longuet
French politician (1839-1903).
Born February 14th, 1839 in Caen.
Died August 5th, 1903 at 64 years old in Paris.
Francis Garnier
French navy officer (1839-1873).
Born July 25th, 1839 in Saint-Étienne.
Died December 21st, 1873 at 34 years old in Hanoi.
Pascual Cervera y Topete
Spanish admiral (1839-1909).
Born February 18th, 1839 in Medina Sidonia. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1909 at 70 years old in Puerto Real.
Giovanni Battista Scalabrini
Italian roman catholic bishop and blessed (1839–1905).
Born July 8th, 1839 in Fino Mornasco.
Died June 1st, 1905 at 65 years old in Piacenza.
Henry Kendall
Australian author and bush poet (1839-1882).
Born April 18th, 1839 in New South Wales.
Died August 1st, 1882 at 43 years old in Redfern.
Daniel Ridgway Knight
American artist (1839-1924).
Born March 15th, 1839 in Chambersburg. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1924 at 84 years old in Paris.
Imre Steindl
Architect (1839-1902).
Born October 29th, 1839 in Pest.
Died August 31st, 1902 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Nicolás de Piérola
President of peru (1839-1913).
Born January 5th, 1839 in Arequipa.
Died June 23rd, 1913 at 74 years old in Lima.
Birthdays 51 to 75 of 218
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