Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

Nov 28 Washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 02 John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 died on this day in history.  

Dec 05 In the year 1859 louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82  

Dec 08 On this day in history death of thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785)  

Dec 16 Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 28 In the year 1859 thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies  

Dec 31 On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54  

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Jan 05 DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born in the year 1859.  

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

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader  

Jan 09 Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born in the year 1859.  

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

Jan 11 [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.  

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.