Hisdates•ComPage 3: Historical Events In 1859
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Apr 18 Eduard G H H Cuypers, architect (Sanatorium High-Laren) on this day in history. 
Apr 18 Montreal Canadiens wins their 4th straight NHL Stanley Cup on this day in history.
Apr 25 Ground broken for Suez Canal in the year 1859.
Apr 25 Work begins on the Suez Canal, Egypt on this day in history.
Apr 27 On this day in history "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
Apr 27 "S.S. Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard on this day in history.
Apr 30 In the year 1859 charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical All the Year Round, continues in weekly installments until Nov 26
Apr 30 In the year 1859 paul Morphy returns from 10-mo chess tour of Europe, retires
Apr 30 In the year 1859 sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67
May 01 On this day in history bohuslav Jeremias, composer
May 02 In the year 1859 eugene D'Harcourt, composer
May 03 Andy Adams, US writer (Log of a Cowboy) on this day in history.
May 04 In the year 1859 the Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England.
May 04 In the year 1859 the Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Western Canada and La Banque Nationale incorporated.
May 05 On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53
May 06 Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on this day in history.
May 06 Luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist in the year 1859.
May 10 In the year 1859 johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies
May 13 In the year 1859 eugust Enna, composer
May 15 Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) in the year 1859.
May 15 The birth of Pierre Curie, French physicist in the year 1859.
May 17 On this day in history australian Rules Football first 'laws of the game' published
May 19 Nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba) on this day in history.
May 22 Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice on this day in history.
May 22 Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 in the year 1859.
May 26 Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) on this day in history.
May 30 Pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist on this day in history.
May 31 Phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later on this day in history.
Jun 06 On this day in history australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
Jun 10 On this day in history jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song)
Jun 11 On this day in history comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada
Jun 12 Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered on this day in history.
Jun 15 Pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers in the year 1859.
Jun 18 Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1859.
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