Hisdates•ComPage 3: Historical Events In 1859
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Apr 18 Eduard G H H Cuypers, architect (Sanatorium High-Laren) in the year 1859. 
Apr 18 In the year 1859 montreal Canadiens wins their 4th straight NHL Stanley Cup
Apr 25 Ground broken for Suez Canal on this day in history.
Apr 25 In the year 1859 work begins on the Suez Canal, Egypt
Apr 27 In the year 1859 "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
Apr 27 On this day in history "S.S. Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
Apr 30 On this day in history charles Dickens' "A Tale Of Two Cities" is first published in literary periodical All the Year Round, continues in weekly installments until Nov 26
Apr 30 Paul Morphy returns from 10-mo chess tour of Europe, retires in the year 1859.
Apr 30 Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67 on this day in history.
May 01 On this day in history bohuslav Jeremias, composer
May 02 On this day in history eugene D'Harcourt, composer
May 03 Andy Adams, US writer (Log of a Cowboy) on this day in history.
May 04 The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England in the year 1859.
May 04 The Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Western Canada and La Banque Nationale incorporated in the year 1859.
May 05 On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53
May 06 Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies on this day in history.
May 06 On this day in history luis Maria Drago, Argentina, statesman, anti-interventionist
May 10 Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies on this day in history.
May 13 In the year 1859 eugust Enna, composer
May 15 Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) in the year 1859.
May 15 On this day in history the birth of Pierre Curie, French physicist
May 17 Australian Rules Football first 'laws of the game' published on this day in history.
May 19 Nellie Melba, [Heal Mitchell], Australian soprano (Peach Melba) in the year 1859.
May 22 Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice in the year 1859.
May 22 Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 on this day in history.
May 26 Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life) on this day in history.
May 30 On this day in history pierre Marie Felix Janet, France, psychologist/neurologist
May 31 Phila A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later in the year 1859.
Jun 06 In the year 1859 australia: Queensland is established as a separate colony from New South Wales (Queensland Day).
Jun 10 Jacques F H Perk, Dutch poet (Iris, Wood Song) on this day in history.
Jun 11 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada on this day in history.
Jun 12 Comstock Silver Lode in Nevada discovered on this day in history.
Jun 15 On this day in history pig War: Ambiguity in the Oregon Treaty leads to the "Northwestern Boundary Dispute" between U.S. and British/Canadian settlers.
Jun 18 On this day in history joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65
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