Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   Henry O Tanner, artist on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music)   

Jun 23   In the year 1859 florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

Jun 24   Battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria in the year 1859.   

Jun 27   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You)   

Jun 27   On this day in history the birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday'   

Jun 28   In the year 1859 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

Jun 28   The first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1859 charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

Jun 30   On this day in history charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

Jul 01   In the year 1859 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32   

Jul 01   Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1859 austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta.   

Jul 05   Capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1859 capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

Jul 06   Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916) in the year 1859.   

Jul 08   F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jul 08   King Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway in the year 1859.   

Jul 12   In the year 1859 paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass   

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass in the year 1859.   

Jul 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter in the year 1859.   

Jul 17   On this day in history luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)   

Jul 20   Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies in the year 1859.   

Jul 22   V E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey in the year 1859.   

Jul 28   In the year 1859 balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)   

Jul 29   In the year 1859 auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 04   Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) in the year 1859.   

Aug 06   In the year 1859 j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)   

Aug 09   In the year 1859 elevator patented   

Aug 10   George Staunton, writer in the year 1859.   

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

Aug 17   On this day in history 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind   

Aug 17   Circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

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 in the year 1859.   

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