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In the year 1839
218 Notable birthdays
Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch
German explorer and biologist (1839-1917).
Born August 8th, 1839 in Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój.
Died January 31st, 1917 at 77 years old in Brunswick.
Emil Škoda
Bohemian engineer and industrialist (1839-1900).
Born November 18th, 1839 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1900 at 60 years old in Selzthal. [ref]
Ellen Franz
German actress (1839–1923).
Born May 30th, 1839 in Naumburg.
Died March 25th, 1923 at 83 years old in Meiningen.
Alfred Barye
French sculptor.
Born January 21st, 1839 in former 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1895 at 56 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Júlio Dinis
Portuguese writer (1839–1871).
Born November 14th, 1839 in Porto.
Died September 12th, 1871 at 31 years old in Porto (tuberculosis).
Oscar de Négrier
French army general (1839–1913).
Born October 2nd, 1839 in Belfort.
Died August 22nd, 1913 at 73 years old in Norway.
Julius von Hann
Austrian meteorologist (1839-1921).
Born March 23rd, 1839 in Schloss Haus. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1921 at 82 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Vladimir Meshchersky
Tsarist journalist (1839-1914).
Born January 23rd, 1839 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 23rd, 1914 at 75 years old in Pushkin.
Louis-Honoré Fréchette
Canadian poet, politician and playwright (1839-1908).
Born November 16th, 1839 in Lévis.
Died May 31st, 1908 at 68 years old in Montreal.
Juan García y Margallo
Spanish general and governor (1839–1893).
Born July 12th, 1839 in Montánchez.
Died October 28th, 1893 at 54 years old in Fuerte de Cabrerizas Altas.
Julius Bernstein
German physiologist (1839–1917).
Born December 18th, 1839 in Halle (Saale).
Died February 6th, 1917 at 77 years old in Halle (Saale).
Otto Pfleiderer
German protestant theologian (1839-1908).
Born September 1st, 1839 in Kernen im Remstal.
Died July 18th, 1908 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Nicolaas Pierson
Dutch politician (1839-1909).
Born February 7th, 1839 in Amsterdam.
Died December 24th, 1909 at 70 years old in Heemstede.
Alexander Veselovsky
Russian philologist (1838-1906).
Born February 16th, 1839 in Moscow.
Died October 23rd, 1906 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
John Aitken
Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer (1839-1919).
Born September 8th, 1839 in Falkirk. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1919 at 80 years old in Falkirk. [ref]
Robert Henry Thurston
American mechanical engineer (1839-1903).
Born October 25th, 1839 in Providence.
Died October 25th, 1903 at 64 years old in Ithaca.
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
Danish politician (1839-1912).
Born June 10th, 1839 in Remseck am Neckar.
Died March 1st, 1912 at 72 years old in Ledreborg.
Isabelle Gatti de Gamond
Belgian feminist (1839-1905).
Born July 28th, 1839 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1905 at 66 years old [ref]
Jules-Clément Chaplain
French sculptor (1839–1909).
Born July 12th, 1839 in Mortagne-au-Perche.
Died July 13th, 1909 at 70 years old in Paris.
Georges Rayet
French astronomer (1839–1906).
Born December 12th, 1839 in Bordeaux.
Died June 14th, 1906 at 66 years old in Bordeaux.
Alpheus Spring Packard
American entomologist, palaeontologist (1839-1905).
Born February 19th, 1839 in Brunswick.
Died February 14th, 1905 at 65 years old in Providence.
Paul Georges Dieulafoy
French physician and surgeon (1839-1911).
Born November 18th, 1839 in Toulouse.
Died August 16th, 1911 at 71 years old in Paris.
Francesco Satolli
Roman catholic cardinal (1839–1910).
Born July 21st, 1839 in Marsciano.
Died January 8th, 1910 at 70 years old in Rome.
James Kimbrough Jones
American politician (1839-1908).
Born September 29th, 1839 in Marshall County.
Died June 1st, 1908 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C..
Kume Kunitake
Japanese historian (1839-1931).
Born August 19th, 1839 in Saga.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
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