Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

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

Jun 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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' in the year 1859.   

Jun 28   1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   On this day in history the first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

Jun 30   In the year 1859 charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

Jul 22   V E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920)   

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   On this day in history george Staunton, writer   

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

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1859 birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1859 birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

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 in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61