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   In the year 1859 florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

Jun 24   In the year 1859 battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria   

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

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

Jun 27   On this day in history the birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday'   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 30   In the year 1859 charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

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 in the year 1859.   

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

Jul 05   On this day in history capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

Jul 05   On this day in history 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   F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 in the year 1859.   

Jul 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1859 paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass   

Jul 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1859 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   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   Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) in the year 1859.   

Aug 06   J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) in the year 1859.   

Aug 09   Elevator patented in the year 1859.   

Aug 10   On this day in history george Staunton, writer   

Aug 12   Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind   

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

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

Jan 09   Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born on this day in history.   

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   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.   

Feb 06   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

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

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

Mar 01   Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1859.