Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun in the year 1859.   

Dec 15   Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) on this day in history.   

Dec 16   Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   On this day in history south Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"   

Dec 19   In the year 1859 grading started for Market Street RR   

Dec 20   On this day in history antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher   

Dec 21   On this day in history gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

Dec 21   Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 22   In the year 1859 cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician   

Dec 22   In Winnipeg Manitoba the Nor'Wester newspaper is first published on the Canadian Prairies on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Roman Statkowski, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1859 raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

Dec 26   Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist in the year 1859.   

Dec 27   The Grand Trunk Railway completes its line between Toronto and Sarnia and establishes a ferry service across the St. Clair River to Fort Gratiot (Port Huron) in the year 1859.   

Dec 27   William Henry Hadow, composer in the year 1859.   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

Dec 28   On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

Dec 28   William Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry in the year 1859.   

Dec 29   On this day in history venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)   

Dec 30   Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves on this day in history.   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 max Fiedler, composer   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born in the year 1859.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.   

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

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

Jan 27   In the year 1859 carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

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

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

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1859.   

Mar 01   Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.