Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

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

Dec 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1859 death of thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785)  

Dec 16 In the year 1859 wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73  

Dec 21 On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66  

Dec 28 On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies  

Dec 31 Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1859.  

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Jan 05 DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13 Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born in the year 1859.