Historical Events In 1859

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

Jun 22   Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music) in the year 1859.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

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

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

Jul 01   Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)   

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   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   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   Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1859.   

Aug 09   In the year 1859 elevator patented   

Aug 10   George Staunton, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   In the year 1859 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 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 09   Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 13   Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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   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   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1859.   

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