Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   On this day in history henry O Tanner, artist   

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   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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' on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.   

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

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

Jul 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history elevator patented   

Aug 10   In the year 1859 george Staunton, writer   

Aug 12   On this day in history katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)   

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

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

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 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   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1859 birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)   

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   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   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1859.   

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

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.