Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

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

Jun 22   Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses) in the year 1859.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 13   On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 09   In the year 1859 elevator patented   

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 in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

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   In the year 1859 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   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 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.