1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
Events
Undated
Births
Deaths
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April 1 - Benjamin Pierce (b. 1757), U.S. politician
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April 2 - Hezekiah Niles, Founder of Niles' Weekly Register.
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April 11 - John Galt, Scottish novelist, founder of Guelph, Ontario.
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May 17 - Archibald Alison, Scottish author
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August 10 - John St Aubyn, British fossil collector
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August 22 - Benjamin Lundy, American abolitionist
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August 28 - William Smith, geologist/cartographer.
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November 15 - William Murdoch, inventor