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