Historical Events In 1859
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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.