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 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 AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves) was born on this day in history.

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 Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator was born in the year 1859.

Sep 17 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)

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

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 In the year 1859 birth of william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)

Oct 18 On this day in history birth of henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)

Oct 19 On this day in history birth of georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains)

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 in the year 1859.

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

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

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

Nov 01 In the year 1859 birth of william Henry Grattan Flood, composer

Nov 04 On this day in history birth of stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer

Nov 15 In the year 1859 birth of christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)

Nov 17 On this day in history birth of gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer

Nov 19 In the year 1859 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 B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.

Jan 27 Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 in the year 1859.

Jan 28 In the year 1859 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)

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

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

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

Mar 01 Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.