Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   In the year 1859 henry O Tanner, artist   

Jun 22   Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music) in the year 1859.   

Jun 23   On this day in history florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

Jun 24   In the year 1859 battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria   

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

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

Jun 27   The birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' in the year 1859.   

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

Jun 28   The first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) in the year 1859.   

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope in the year 1859.   

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

Jul 01   On this day in history 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32   

Jul 01   In the year 1859 balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis   

Jul 04   Austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1859 capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

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

Jul 06   In the year 1859 verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)   

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

Jul 08   On this day in history king Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.   

Jul 12   On this day in history paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass   

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1859 sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter   

Jul 17   Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) in the year 1859.   

Jul 20   Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 22   V E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Aug 04   Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 09   Elevator patented in the year 1859.   

Aug 10   In the year 1859 george Staunton, writer   

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

Aug 17   In the year 1859 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind   

Aug 17   In the year 1859 circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

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

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 in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.   

Feb 06   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 01   On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61