Historical Events In 1859

Jan 05   In the year 1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1859 the first steamboat sails, Red River   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader in the year 1859.   

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

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

Jan 19   On this day in history alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif)   

Jan 20   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 21   On this day in history antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer   

Jan 22   Brahms' 1st piano concerto (in D minor) premieres, Hanover in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1859 victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland)   

Feb 02   Havelock Ellis, US physician/sexologist (Psychology of Sex) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history the Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.   

Feb 05   Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities in the year 1859.   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1859 john H Been, town's archivist of Brielle (Baasje & Witkop)   

Feb 10   Gen Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny on this day in history.   

Feb 10   General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1859 george Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel)   

Feb 14   On this day in history oregon admitted as 33rd state   

Feb 14   In the year 1859 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) on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used in the year 1859.   

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

Feb 19   Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903) in the year 1859.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born on this day in history.   

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

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)   

Jan 08   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1859 carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 28   Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 01   In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61