Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1859

Nov 23 On this day in history birth of billy The Kid, American outlaw (d. 1881)  

Nov 23 Billy the Kid, [William H Bonney], NYC, criminal was born on this day in history.  

Nov 24 In the year 1859 birth of cass Gilbert, American architect (d. 1934)  

Nov 30 Sergey Mikhaylovich Lyapunov, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Dec 02 In the year 1859 birth of georges Seurat, France, painter/pointillist (Grande Jatte)  

Dec 05 On this day in history birth of john Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935)  

Dec 09 Algernon Ashton, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Dec 12 On this day in history birth of edward Bradley, horse owner (1st to own 4 Kentucky Derby winners)  

Dec 12 Maurice Donnay, French playwright (Lovers) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 15 Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 17 In the year 1859 birth of paul César Helleu, French artist (d. 1927)  

Dec 20 On this day in history birth of antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher  

Dec 21 Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 22 Cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician was born on this day in history.  

Dec 24 Roman Statkowski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 25 On this day in history birth of raoul Gunsbourg, composer  

Dec 26 Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist was born on this day in history.  

Dec 26 In the year 1859 birth of william Stephens, U.S. political figure (d. 1944)  

Dec 27 William Henry Hadow, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Dec 28 On this day in history birth of gerard Brucken Fock, composer  

Dec 28 On this day in history birth of john W Fortescue, military historian  

Dec 29 Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1859 birth of josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer  

Dec 31 Max Fiedler, composer was born in the year 1859.  

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Jan 08 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jan 20 B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.  

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

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