Historical Events In 1859

Jan 05   1st steamboat sails, Red River   

Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer).   

Jan 05   The inaugural steamboat sails, Red River.   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order and progress)   

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot and Sien)   

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature).   

Jan 19   Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif)   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 21   Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer   

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

Jan 24   Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer.   

Jan 24   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.   

Jan 27   Wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)   

Feb 01   Victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland)   

Feb 02   Havelock Ellis, US physician/sexologist (Psychology of Sex).   

Feb 04   The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt.   

Feb 05   Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities   

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 08   John H Been, town's archivist of Brielle (Baasje and Witkop)   

Feb 10   Gen Horsford defeats Begum of Oude and Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny   

Feb 10   General Horsford defeats Begum of Oude and Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny.   

Feb 13   Frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist.   

Feb 14   George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel)   

Feb 14   Oregon admitted as 33rd state.   

Feb 14   Oregon is recorded as becoming 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   

Feb 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli.   

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

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

Feb 19   Dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity inaugural time this defense is successfully used   

Feb 19   Svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903)   

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Jan 05   Dewitt b brace: Inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   Samuel alexander: English philosopher (moral order & progress)   

Jan 09   Carrie chapman catt: Women's rights leader   

Jan 09   Carrie lane chapman catt: Founder (league of women voters)   

Jan 09   Frederik pijper: Dutch vicar/church historian (the monasteries)   

Jan 11   [gerard] jan ligthart: Dutch educator (nog bij mother, ot & sien)   

Jan 13   Karl bleibtreu: German author (revolution of literature)   

Jan 13   Kostis palamas: Greek poet   

Jan 08   Antoine gb schayes: Belgian historian/archaeologist,   

Jan 20   B v arnim: Writer,   

Jan 27   Carl a agardh: Swedish botanist/bishop of karlstad,    

Jan 28   Frederick john robinson: 1st viscount goderich, prime minister of the united kingdom (b. 1782)   

Feb 06   Johannes josephus viotta: Composer,   

Feb 23   Zygmunt krasiÅ„ski: Polish romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   Ferdinand lukas schubert: Composer,    

Mar 01   Josef theodor krov: Composer,