Page 3: Famous Personalities Born 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 On this day in history birth of katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)  

Aug 19 Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born in the year 1859.  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian/hagiographer  

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 In the year 1859 birth of frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator  

Sep 17 Richard Henry Warren, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Sep 18 John L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 18 In the year 1859 birth of lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (d. 1940)  

Sep 20 In the year 1859 birth of yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator  

Sep 21 Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) was born in the year 1859.  

Sep 24 Julius Klengel, cellist/composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 03 Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 04 Henryk Pachulski, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 09 Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 14 In the year 1859 birth of camille Chevillard, composer  

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

Oct 17 On this day in history birth of william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)  

Oct 18 Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 19 Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 20 G B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England) was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 25 On this day in history birth of stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers)  

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

Oct 29 Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 01 William Henry Grattan Flood, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)  

Nov 17 Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Nov 19 On this day in history birth of mikhail Mikhayl Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody)  

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

Jan 20 In the year 1859 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Feb 23 On this day in history death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, 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