Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   On this day in history gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun   

Dec 15   Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) in the year 1859.   

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   Grading started for Market Street RR on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.   

Dec 22   On this day in history cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician   

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

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

Dec 25   In the year 1859 raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

Dec 26   On this day in history johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

Dec 28   Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history william Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry   

Dec 29   In the year 1859 venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)   

Dec 30   In the year 1859 josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves   

Dec 31   Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Max Fiedler, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1859 birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 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   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 13   In the year 1859 birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)   

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1859.   

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

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

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

Mar 01   In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61