{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1859

Aug 04 Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 06 On this day in history birth of j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)  

Aug 19 Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born in the year 1859.  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian/hagiographer  

Sep 03 In the year 1859 birth of aAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves)  

Sep 04 Edoardo Mascheroni, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 11 In the year 1859 birth of vjenceslav Novak, Croatian writer (d. 1905)  

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

Sep 17 Richard Henry Warren, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Sep 18 John L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946) was born in the year 1859.  

Sep 18 Lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator was born in the year 1859.  

Sep 21 In the year 1859 birth of cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)  

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

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

Oct 04 In the year 1859 birth of henryk Pachulski, composer  

Oct 09 In the year 1859 birth of alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)  

Oct 14 On this day in history birth of camille Chevillard, composer  

Oct 15 On this day in history birth of jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro)  

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

Oct 18 In the year 1859 birth of henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)  

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

Oct 20 On this day in history birth of g B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England)  

Oct 20 John Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 25 On this day in history birth of stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers)  

Oct 26 Arthur Friedheim, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 29 Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 01 In the year 1859 birth of charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC)  

Nov 01 In the year 1859 birth of william Henry Grattan Flood, composer  

Nov 04 In the year 1859 birth of stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer  

Nov 15 In the year 1859 birth of christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)  

Nov 17 Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Nov 19 On this day in history birth of mikhail Mikhayl Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody)  

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Jan 08 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1859.  

Jan 20 In the year 1859 b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73  

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 in the year 1859.  

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

Feb 23 On this day in history death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)  

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

Mar 01 Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1859.