Historical Events In 1859

Jan 05   1st steamboat sails, Red River on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1859 deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 05   In the year 1859 the first steamboat sails, Red River   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) in the year 1859.   

Jan 08   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1859 karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

Jan 19   Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif) on this day in history.   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer in the year 1859.   

Jan 22   Brahms' 1st piano concerto (in D minor) premieres, Hanover on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer   

Jan 24   In the year 1859 political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler.   

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland) in the year 1859.   

Feb 02   Havelock Ellis, US physician/sexologist (Psychology of Sex) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1859 the Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.   

Feb 05   On this day in history wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities.   

Feb 06   In the year 1859 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 08   John H Been, town's archivist of Brielle (Baasje & Witkop) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1859 gen Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny   

Feb 10   General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1859 frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist   

Feb 14   George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel) in the year 1859.   

Feb 14   Oregon admitted as 33rd state in the year 1859.   

Feb 14   Oregon becomes the 33rd state admitted to the Union on this day in history.   

Feb 16   The French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the Roof) in the year 1859.   

Feb 19   Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1859 dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity first time this defense is successfully used   

Feb 19   Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903) in the year 1859.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)   

Jan 09   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.