Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   Henry O Tanner, artist in the year 1859.   

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

Jun 23   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69   

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   In the year 1859 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

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

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope in the year 1859.   

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

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

Jul 01   On this day in history balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis   

Jul 04   Austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta in the year 1859.   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1859 capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

Jul 06   Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)   

Jul 20   On this day in history hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

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

Jul 28   In the year 1859 balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)   

Jul 29   Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1859.   

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

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

Aug 09   Elevator patented in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

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   On this day in history death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61