Page 5: Historical Events In 1859

Aug 19   In the year 1859 charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)   

Aug 27   1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake on this day in history.   

Aug 27   In the year 1859 successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn   

Aug 28   A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1859 1st Pullman sleeping car in service   

Sep 01   In the year 1859 rC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare   

Sep 02   Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii in the year 1859.   

Sep 03   In the year 1859 aAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves)   

Sep 04   In the year 1859 edoardo Mascheroni, composer   

Sep 05   In the year 1859 w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68   

Sep 13   On this day in history cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71   

Sep 15   On this day in history john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72   

Sep 16   On this day in history lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone   

Sep 17   Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator on this day in history.   

Sep 17   On this day in history man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America   

Sep 20   In the year 1859 george Simpson patents electric range   

Sep 20   Patent granted on the electric range on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator in the year 1859.   

Sep 21   Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) in the year 1859.   

Sep 24   Julius Klengel, cellist/composer on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1859 rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies   

Sep 29   In the year 1859 great auroral display in US   

Oct 03   On this day in history elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)   

Oct 04   In the year 1859 henryk Pachulski, composer   

Oct 04   Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Oct 09   On this day in history alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)   

Oct 14   Camille Chevillard, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1859 jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro)   

Oct 16   On this day in history john Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

Oct 16   On this day in history john Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

Oct 17   In the year 1859 william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)   

Oct 18   Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) in the year 1859.   

Oct 19   Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born in the year 1859.   

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   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1859 birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born in the year 1859.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1859 carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 28   Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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