Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   Henry O Tanner, artist on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1859 frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music)   

Jun 23   Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 27   On this day in history 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   1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) in the year 1859.   

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

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

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

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

Jul 01   In the year 1859 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 06   Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916) in the year 1859.   

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

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

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

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1859 sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter   

Jul 17   Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 28   Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) in the year 1859.   

Jul 29   In the year 1859 auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 04   On this day in history 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   Elevator patented on this day in history.   

Aug 10   George Staunton, writer in the year 1859.   

Aug 12   In the year 1859 katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)   

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

Aug 17   Circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 28   In the year 1859 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)   

Feb 06   In the year 1859 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   In the year 1859 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

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

Mar 01   Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.