Famous Birthdays In 1859

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

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

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

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)

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 in the year 1859.

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 In the year 1859 birth of richard Henry Warren, composer

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

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 in the year 1859.

Sep 21 Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) was born on this day in history.

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

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)

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

Oct 09 On this day in history birth of alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)

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 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 on this day in history.

Oct 20 In the year 1859 birth of g B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England)

Oct 20 In the year 1859 birth of john Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing)

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

Oct 26 Arthur Friedheim, composer was born in the year 1859.

Oct 29 In the year 1859 birth of charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)

Nov 01 In the year 1859 birth of charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC)

Nov 01 On this day in history birth of william Henry Grattan Flood, composer

Nov 04 In the year 1859 birth of stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer

Nov 15 Christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960) was born in the year 1859.

Nov 17 Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer was born on this day in history.

Nov 19 Mikhail Mikhayl Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody) was born in the year 1859.

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

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 In the year 1859 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45

Feb 23 Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.

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

Mar 01 In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61