Famous Deaths In 1859

Nov 28 In the year 1859 washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies  

Dec 02 John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 died on this day in history.  

Dec 05 On this day in history louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82  

Dec 08 Thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785) died on this day in history.  

Dec 16 Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1859 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54  

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Jan 05 In the year 1859 birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)  

Jan 06 In the year 1859 birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)  

Jan 09 In the year 1859 birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader  

Jan 09 Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1859.  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)