Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   In the year 1859 henry O Tanner, artist   

Jun 22   On this day in history frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 27   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 in the year 1859.   

Jun 27   Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   The birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope in the year 1859.   

Jul 01   1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1859 balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis   

Jul 04   Austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   Capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)   

Jul 08   On this day in history f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60   

Jul 08   In the year 1859 king Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.   

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass in the year 1859.   

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

Jul 13   On this day in history sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter   

Jul 17   On this day in history luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)   

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

Jul 22   In the year 1859 v E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey   

Jul 28   On this day in history balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)   

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

Aug 04   In the year 1859 knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920)   

Aug 06   J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   In the year 1859 elevator patented   

Aug 10   On this day in history george Staunton, writer   

Aug 12   On this day in history katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)   

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

Aug 17   Circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope in the year 1859.   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1859 birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

Jan 13   In the year 1859 birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)   

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

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1859 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died in the year 1859.   

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