Historical Events In 1859

Jan 05   On this day in history 1st steamboat sails, Red River   

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

Jan 05   The first steamboat sails, Red River on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader on this day in history.   

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1859 karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

Jan 19   Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif) in the year 1859.   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1859 antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer   

Jan 22   Brahms' 1st piano concerto (in D minor) premieres, Hanover on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1859 political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler.   

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 in the year 1859.   

Jan 27   In the year 1859 wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)   

Feb 01   Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1859 havelock Ellis, US physician/sexologist (Psychology of Sex)   

Feb 04   The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities.   

Feb 06   In the year 1859 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 08   On this day in history john H Been, town's archivist of Brielle (Baasje & Witkop)   

Feb 10   In the year 1859 gen Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny   

Feb 10   In the year 1859 general Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny   

Feb 13   Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist in the year 1859.   

Feb 14   George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel) in the year 1859.   

Feb 14   In the year 1859 oregon admitted as 33rd state   

Feb 14   On this day in history oregon becomes the 33rd state admitted to the Union.   

Feb 16   The French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1859 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli   

Feb 18   Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the Roof) in the year 1859.   

Feb 19   Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1859 dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity first time this defense is successfully used   

Feb 19   Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903) on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1859 birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

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)   

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1859 b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 28   In the year 1859 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)   

Feb 06   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   On this day in history death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1859.   

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