Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   Henry O Tanner, artist in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1859 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) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1859.   

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 29   Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1859.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1859 george Staunton, writer   

Aug 12   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1859 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 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   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 in the year 1859.   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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