Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

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

Jun 22   Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   On this day in history florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

Jun 24   Battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history the birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday'   

Jun 28   1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis   

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   On this day in history capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

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 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   Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1859 paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 09   Elevator patented on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history george Staunton, writer   

Aug 12   Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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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 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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 28   In the year 1859 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)   

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1859.   

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