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   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) in the year 1859.  

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   On this day in history the first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)  

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

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

Jul 01   On this day in history 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   Austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta on this day in history.  

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

Jul 05   Capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands in the year 1859.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1859.  

Jul 13   On this day in history sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter  

Jul 17   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)  

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   In the year 1859 j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)  

Aug 09   In the year 1859 elevator patented  

Aug 10   In the year 1859 george Staunton, writer  

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

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

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

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

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   In the year 1859 birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)  

Jan 08   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 01   In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61