Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   In the year 1859 henry O Tanner, artist  

Jun 22   Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music) in the year 1859.  

Jun 23   On this day in history florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)  

Jun 24   Battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria in the year 1859.  

Jun 27   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jun 27   In the year 1859 mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You)  

Jun 27   The birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' on this day in history.  

Jun 28   On this day in history 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)  

Jun 28   The first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) in the year 1859.  

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope on this day in history.  

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope on this day in history.  

Jul 01   In the year 1859 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32  

Jul 01   Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis on this day in history.  

Jul 04   On this day in history austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta.  

Jul 05   In the year 1859 capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands  

Jul 05   Capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands in the year 1859.  

Jul 06   In the year 1859 verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)  

Jul 08   In the year 1859 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60  

Jul 08   King Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway on this day in history.  

Jul 12   In the year 1859 paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass  

Jul 12   On this day in history paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass  

Jul 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter in the year 1859.  

Jul 17   Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) in the year 1859.  

Jul 20   Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history v E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey  

Jul 28   Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63  

Aug 04   Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) on this day in history.  

Aug 06   In the year 1859 j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)  

Aug 09   Elevator patented on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1859 george Staunton, writer  

Aug 12   Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful) in the year 1859.  

Aug 17   1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind in the year 1859.  

Aug 17   In the year 1859 circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.  

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

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1859 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   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)  

Jan 13   Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born in the year 1859.  

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

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

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1859.  

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

Feb 26   On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

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