Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

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 In the year 1859 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 12 John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67 in the year 1859.  

May 04 Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician (b. 1771) died on this day in history.  

May 05 Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 06 Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 18 On this day in history joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 08 F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 in the year 1859.  

Jul 20 Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies in the year 1859.  

Jul 29 In the year 1859 auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63  

Aug 02 On this day in history death of horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. 1796)  

Aug 04 Jean Vianney, French parish priest (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

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

Sep 05 W Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 13 Cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 28 On this day in history rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies  

Oct 04 In the year 1859 karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57  

Oct 22 In the year 1859 louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75  

Nov 07 Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1859.  

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 On this day in history birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)  

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 On this day in history birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)  

Jan 11 [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.  

Jan 13 Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born on this day in history.  

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