Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

Nov 28 Washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies on this day in history.  

Dec 02 In the year 1859 death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59  

Dec 05 Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82 in the year 1859.  

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 Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 in the year 1859.  

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

Dec 31 Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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)