Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   In the year 1859 henry O Tanner, artist  

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

Jun 23   Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 27   In the year 1859 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) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jul 01   Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis in the year 1859.  

Jul 04   Austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta in the year 1859.  

Jul 05   On this day in history capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands  

Jul 05   On this day in history capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands  

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

Jul 08   F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 in the year 1859.  

Jul 08   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63  

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   In the year 1859 elevator patented  

Aug 10   George Staunton, writer in the year 1859.  

Aug 12   Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful) in the year 1859.  

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   On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74  

Jan 28   In the year 1859 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)  

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1859.  

Feb 23   On this day in history death of zygmunt Krasiński, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)  

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

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