Famous Birthdays In 1859

Aug 04 Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) was born in the year 1859.

Aug 06 J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) was born on this day in history.

Aug 12 In the year 1859 birth of katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)

Aug 19 In the year 1859 birth of charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)

Aug 19 Hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian/hagiographer was born in the year 1859.

Sep 03 In the year 1859 birth of aAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves)

Sep 04 Edoardo Mascheroni, composer was born on this day in history.

Sep 11 Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian writer (d. 1905) was born in the year 1859.

Sep 17 On this day in history birth of frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator

Sep 17 In the year 1859 birth of richard Henry Warren, composer

Sep 18 On this day in history birth of john L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)

Sep 18 Lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (d. 1940) was born in the year 1859.

Sep 20 On this day in history birth of yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator

Sep 21 In the year 1859 birth of cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)

Sep 24 In the year 1859 birth of julius Klengel, cellist/composer

Oct 03 In the year 1859 birth of elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)

Oct 04 On this day in history birth of henryk Pachulski, composer

Oct 09 Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) was born on this day in history.

Oct 14 Camille Chevillard, composer was born on this day in history.

Oct 15 On this day in history birth of jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro)

Oct 17 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) was born in the year 1859.

Oct 18 Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) was born in the year 1859.

Oct 19 Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains) was born on this day in history.

Oct 20 G B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England) was born in the year 1859.

Oct 20 John Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing) was born in the year 1859.

Oct 25 Stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers) was born in the year 1859.

Oct 26 Arthur Friedheim, composer was born on this day in history.

Oct 29 On this day in history birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)

Nov 01 Charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC) was born on this day in history.

Nov 01 William Henry Grattan Flood, composer was born in the year 1859.

Nov 04 Stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer was born on this day in history.

Nov 15 Christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.

Nov 17 In the year 1859 birth of gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer

Nov 19 Mikhail Mikhayl Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody) was born on this day in history.

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Jan 08 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.

Jan 20 On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73

Jan 27 In the year 1859 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 Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.

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

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