Historical Events In 1859

Aug 19   In the year 1859 charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)   

Aug 27   On this day in history 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake   

Aug 27   On this day in history successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn   

Aug 28   A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan on this day in history.   

Sep 01   1st Pullman sleeping car in service on this day in history.   

Sep 01   RC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii in the year 1859.   

Sep 03   AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves) in the year 1859.   

Sep 04   On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer   

Sep 05   In the year 1859 w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68   

Sep 13   On this day in history cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71   

Sep 15   On this day in history john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72   

Sep 16   In the year 1859 lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone   

Sep 17   Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator in the year 1859.   

Sep 17   Man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America in the year 1859.   

Sep 20   On this day in history george Simpson patents electric range   

Sep 20   In the year 1859 patent granted on the electric range   

Sep 20   On this day in history yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator   

Sep 21   Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history julius Klengel, cellist/composer   

Sep 28   Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 29   On this day in history great auroral display in US   

Oct 03   Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1859 henryk Pachulski, composer   

Oct 04   Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history camille Chevillard, composer   

Oct 15   Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro) in the year 1859.   

Oct 16   On this day in history john Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

Oct 16   On this day in history john Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

Oct 17   On this day in history william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)   

Oct 18   Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   On this day in history georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains)   

Oct 19   Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope in the year 1859.   

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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   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

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   In the year 1859 birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

Jan 13   In the year 1859 birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)   

Jan 08   On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 20   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died in the year 1859.   

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1859.   

Feb 23   In the year 1859 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

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