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In the year 1839
218 Notable birthdays
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim
German pathologist (1839-1884).
Born July 20th, 1839 in Demmin.
Died August 15th, 1884 at 45 years old in Leipzig.
Kume Kunitake
Japanese historian (1839-1931).
Born August 19th, 1839 in Saga.
Died February 24th, 1931 at 91 years old in Tokyo.
Laura Netzel
Swedish composer, pianist, conductor.
Born March 1st, 1839 in Rantasalmi.
Died March 10th, 1927 at 88 years old in Johannes parish.
Iginio Ugo Tarchetti
Italian writer, poet and journalist (1839–1869).
Born June 29th, 1839 in San Salvatore Monferrato.
Died March 25th, 1869 at 29 years old in Milan (tuberculosis).
Tage Reedtz-Thott
Danish politician (1839-1923).
Born March 13th, 1839 in Gavnø Castle. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1923 at 84 years old in Gavnø Castle. [ref]
Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak
Bosnia and herzegovina mayor and writer (1839-1902).
Born December 19th, 1839 in Vitina.
Died July 28th, 1902 at 62 years old in Grbavica.
Karl, Freiherr von Prel
German philosopher, writer and occultist (1839-1899).
Born April 3rd, 1839 in Landshut.
Died August 5th, 1899 at 60 years old in Hall in Tirol.
Francis Planté
French pianist (1839–1934).
Born March 2nd, 1839 in Orthez.
Died December 19th, 1934 at 95 years old in Landes.
Rodolphe Julian
French painter, etcher and pedagogue, founder of the académie julian (1839-1907).
Born June 13th, 1839 in Lapalud. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1907 at 67 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen
Danish mathematician (1839–1920).
Born February 15th, 1839 in Grimstrup.
Died January 6th, 1920 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
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..
George Mary Searle
American astronomer (1839-1918).
Born June 27th, 1839 in London. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1918 at 79 years old in New York City.
Augustus Octavius Bacon
Politician (1839-1914).
Born October 20th, 1839 in Bryan County.
Died February 14th, 1914 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert Hartig
German forestry scientist and mycologist (1839–1901).
Born May 30th, 1839 in Brunswick.
Died October 9th, 1901 at 62 years old in Munich (stroke).
James Geikie
British geologist (1839–1915).
Born August 23rd, 1839 in Edinburgh.
Died March 1st, 1915 at 75 years old in Edinburgh.
George Clement Perkins
Governor of california (1839-1923).
Born August 23rd, 1839 in Kennebunkport.
Died February 26th, 1923 at 83 years old in Oakland.
Terencio Sierra
President of honduras (1839-1907).
Born November 16th, 1839 in San Francisco de Coray.
Died September 25th, 1907 at 67 years old in Granada.
Marianne Hainisch
Austrian women's rights activist (1839–1936).
Born March 25th, 1839 in Baden.
Died May 5th, 1936 at 97 years old in Vienna.
Elisabeth Järnefelt
Finnish mother of finnish art and culture (1839-1929).
Born January 11th, 1839 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 3rd, 1929 at 90 years old in Helsinki.
Wolfgang Helbig
German classical archaeologist (1839–1915).
Born February 2nd, 1839 in Dresden.
Died October 6th, 1915 at 76 years old in Rome.
Franz Martin Hilgendorf
German zoologist and paleontologist (1839–1904).
Born December 5th, 1839 in Dębno.
Died July 5th, 1904 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Adolf Dygasiński
Polish writer and philosopher (1839–1902).
Born March 7th, 1839 in Niegosławice.
Died June 3rd, 1902 at 63 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Jules Lermina
French writer (1839-1915).
Born March 27th, 1839 in Paris.
Died June 23rd, 1915 at 76 years old in Paris.
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
French botanist and biologist (1839–1914).
Born April 19th, 1839 in Bailleul.
Died April 28th, 1914 at 75 years old in Paris.
Wilhelm von Diez
German painter (1839-1907).
Born January 17th, 1839 in Bayreuth.
Died February 25th, 1907 at 68 years old in Munich.
Birthdays 151 to 175 of 218
The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle