Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

Nov 28 On this day in history washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies  

Dec 02 On this day in history death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59  

Dec 05 Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Dec 08 In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.  

Dec 28 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies in the year 1859.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09 Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born in the year 1859.  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)