Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   Henry O Tanner, artist in the year 1859.   

Jun 22   In the year 1859 frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music)   

Jun 23   In the year 1859 florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

Jun 24   Battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69   

Jun 27   In the year 1859 mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You)   

Jun 27   On this day in history the birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday'   

Jun 28   In the year 1859 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

Jun 28   In the year 1859 the first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

Jun 30   In the year 1859 charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

Jun 30   On this day in history charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

Jul 01   1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis   

Jul 04   In the year 1859 austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta.   

Jul 05   In the year 1859 capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

Jul 05   On this day in history capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

Jul 06   On this day in history verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)   

Jul 08   In the year 1859 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60   

Jul 08   King Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway in the year 1859.   

Jul 12   On this day in history paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass   

Jul 12   On this day in history paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass   

Jul 13   In the year 1859 sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter   

Jul 17   Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) in the year 1859.   

Jul 20   Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history v E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey   

Jul 28   On this day in history balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)   

Jul 29   Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1859 knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920)   

Aug 06   In the year 1859 j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)   

Aug 09   In the year 1859 elevator patented   

Aug 10   George Staunton, writer in the year 1859.   

Aug 12   In the year 1859 katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)   

Aug 17   1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind in the year 1859.   

Aug 17   On this day in history circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1859 birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   In the year 1859 birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

Jan 11   In the year 1859 birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

Jan 13   Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 08   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Jan 27   In the year 1859 carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 28   Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.