Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

Nov 28 On this day in history washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies  

Dec 02 John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 died in the year 1859.  

Dec 05 In the year 1859 louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82  

Dec 08 In the year 1859 death of thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785)  

Dec 16 Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.  

Dec 21 In the year 1859 nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66  

Dec 28 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 31 On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54  

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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 On this day in history birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)  

Jan 09 Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born on this day in history.  

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)