Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

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

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) in the year 1859.   

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   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   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 in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta.   

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

Jul 05   On this day in history 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   King Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jul 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1859.   

Aug 09   Elevator patented on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1859.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1859 birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

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