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 in the year 1859.

Aug 12 Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful) was born on this day in history.

Aug 19 Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) was born on this day in history.

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

Sep 03 AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves) was born in the year 1859.

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 Richard Henry Warren, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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

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 Julius Klengel, cellist/composer was born in the year 1859.

Oct 03 Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler) was born on this day in history.

Oct 04 Henryk Pachulski, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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 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 In the year 1859 birth of stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers)

Oct 26 On this day in history birth of arthur Friedheim, composer

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

Nov 01 On this day in history birth of charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC)

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

Nov 04 On this day in history 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 B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.

Jan 27 Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.

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

Feb 26 Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Mar 01 Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1859.