Famous Deaths In 1859

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

Jan 20 On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73  

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 in the year 1859.  

Feb 06 Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1859.  

Feb 23 Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died in the year 1859.  

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

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

Apr 12 John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 in the year 1859.  

Apr 16 In the year 1859 death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)  

Apr 30 On this day in history sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67  

May 04 Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician (b. 1771) died in the year 1859.  

May 05 On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53  

May 06 On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies  

May 10 Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies in the year 1859.  

May 22 In the year 1859 ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49  

Jun 07 David Cox, English artist (b. 1783) died in the year 1859.  

Jun 18 Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (b. 1777) died in the year 1859.  

Jul 08 On this day in history f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60  

Jul 20 In the year 1859 hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies  

Jul 29 Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Aug 02 In the year 1859 death of horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. 1796)  

Aug 04 On this day in history death of jean Vianney, French parish priest (b. 1786)  

Aug 10 George Staunton, writer died on this day in history.  

Sep 05 In the year 1859 w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68  

Sep 13 In the year 1859 cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71  

Sep 15 In the year 1859 john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72  

Sep 28 Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57 in the year 1859.  

Oct 22 Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 07 In the year 1859 carl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer, dies at 61  

Nov 22 Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75 in the year 1859.  

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Jan 05 DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born in the year 1859.  

Jan 06 Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born in the year 1859.  

Jan 09 Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born in the year 1859.  

Jan 09 In the year 1859 birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)  

Jan 09 In the year 1859 birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)  

Jan 11 [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)  

Jan 13 In the year 1859 birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)