Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun in the year 1859.   

Dec 15   Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) in the year 1859.   

Dec 16   Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Dec 18   South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history grading started for Market Street RR   

Dec 20   Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1859 gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

Dec 21   Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 22   In the year 1859 cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician   

Dec 22   In Winnipeg Manitoba the Nor'Wester newspaper is first published on the Canadian Prairies on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Roman Statkowski, composer in the year 1859.   

Dec 25   On this day in history raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

Dec 26   Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist on this day in history.   

Dec 27   The Grand Trunk Railway completes its line between Toronto and Sarnia and establishes a ferry service across the St. Clair River to Fort Gratiot (Port Huron) in the year 1859.   

Dec 27   In the year 1859 william Henry Hadow, composer   

Dec 28   Gerard Brucken Fock, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 william Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry   

Dec 29   Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) in the year 1859.   

Dec 30   On this day in history josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

Dec 31   On this day in history dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 31   Max Fiedler, composer in the year 1859.   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born on this day in history.   

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   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 in the year 1859.   

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

Feb 06   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   On this day in history 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.