Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 23   Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses).   

Jun 24   Battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria   

Jun 27   Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69   

Jun 27   Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' is born   

Jun 27   Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You)   

Jun 28   1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

Jun 28   The inaugural dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is inaugural to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

Jul 01   1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32.   

Jul 01   Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis.   

Jul 04   Austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta   

Jul 05   Capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

Jul 05   Capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands.   

Jul 06   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.   

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

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass.   

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass   

Jul 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter   

Jul 17   Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party).   

Jul 20   Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies.   

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

Jul 28   Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)   

Jul 29   Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63.   

Aug 04   Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920)   

Aug 06   J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon).   

Aug 09   Elevator patented.   

Aug 10   George Staunton, writer.   

Aug 12   Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)   

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

Aug 17   Circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

Aug 19   Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox).   

Aug 27   1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake.   

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Jan 05   Dewitt b brace: Inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   Samuel alexander: English philosopher (moral order & progress)   

Jan 09   Carrie chapman catt: Women's rights leader   

Jan 09   Carrie lane chapman catt: Founder (league of women voters)   

Jan 09   Frederik pijper: Dutch vicar/church historian (the monasteries)   

Jan 11   [gerard] jan ligthart: Dutch educator (nog bij mother, ot & sien)   

Jan 13   Karl bleibtreu: German author (revolution of literature)   

Jan 13   Kostis palamas: Greek poet   

Jan 08   Antoine gb schayes: Belgian historian/archaeologist,    

Jan 20   B v arnim: Writer,   

Jan 27   Carl a agardh: Swedish botanist/bishop of karlstad,   

Jan 28   Frederick john robinson: 1st viscount goderich, prime minister of the united kingdom (b. 1782)   

Feb 06   Johannes josephus viotta: Composer,    

Feb 23   Zygmunt krasiÅ„ski: Polish romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   Ferdinand lukas schubert: Composer,    

Mar 01   Josef theodor krov: Composer,