Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1859
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Apr 18 On this day in history eduard G H H Cuypers, architect (Sanatorium High-Laren) 
Apr 18 Montreal Canadiens wins their 4th straight NHL Stanley Cup on this day in history.
Apr 25 On this day in history ground broken for Suez Canal
Apr 25 Work begins on the Suez Canal, Egypt in the year 1859.
Apr 27 On this day in history "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
Apr 27 "S.S. Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard on this day in history.
Apr 30 Charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical All the Year Round, continues in weekly installments until Nov 26 in the year 1859.
Apr 30 On this day in history paul Morphy returns from 10-mo chess tour of Europe, retires
Apr 30 Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67 on this day in history.
May 01 Bohuslav Jeremias, composer in the year 1859.
May 02 On this day in history eugene D'Harcourt, composer
May 03 On this day in history andy Adams, US writer (Log of a Cowboy)
May 04 The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England on this day in history.
May 04 The Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Western Canada and La Banque Nationale incorporated on this day in history.
May 05 Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 in the year 1859.
May 06 On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies
May 06 In the year 1859 luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist
May 10 Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies on this day in history.
May 13 Eugust Enna, composer on this day in history.
May 15 In the year 1859 pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)
May 15 The birth of Pierre Curie, French physicist on this day in history.
May 17 In the year 1859 australian Rules Football first 'laws of the game' published
May 19 In the year 1859 nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba)
May 22 Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice on this day in history.
May 22 Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 on this day in history.
May 26 On this day in history alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)
May 30 Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist on this day in history.
May 31 In the year 1859 phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later
Jun 06 Australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day) in the year 1859.
Jun 10 In the year 1859 jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song)
Jun 11 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada in the year 1859.
Jun 12 Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered on this day in history.
Jun 15 Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers on this day in history.
Jun 18 Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.
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