Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In 1859

Aug 04 Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 06 On this day in history birth of j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)  

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 On this day in history birth of edoardo Mascheroni, composer  

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 On this day in history birth of richard Henry Warren, composer  

Sep 18 In the year 1859 birth of john L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)  

Sep 18 Lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator was born on this day in history.  

Sep 21 On this day in history birth of cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)  

Sep 24 On this day in history birth of julius Klengel, cellist/composer  

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

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

Oct 09 In the year 1859 birth of alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)  

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

Oct 15 In the year 1859 birth of jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro)  

Oct 17 In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.  

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

Oct 20 On this day in history birth of g B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England)  

Oct 20 On this day in history birth of john Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing)  

Oct 25 Stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers) was born on this day in history.  

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

Oct 29 Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born in the year 1859.  

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 In the year 1859 birth of stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer  

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

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Jan 08 On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45  

Feb 23 In the year 1859 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)  

Feb 26 On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

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