Historical Events In 1859
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Aug 19 Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) in the year 1859.
Aug 27 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake on this day in history.
Aug 27 Successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn on this day in history.
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 1st Pullman sleeping car in service on this day in history.
Sep 01 In the year 1859 rC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare
Sep 02 In the year 1859 gas lighting introduced to Hawaii
Sep 03 AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves) in the year 1859.
Sep 04 In the year 1859 edoardo Mascheroni, composer
Sep 05 W Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Sep 13 Cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71 in the year 1859.
Sep 15 On this day in history john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72
Sep 16 Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone on this day in history.
Sep 17 Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator on this day in history.
Sep 17 In the year 1859 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 In the year 1859 yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator
Sep 21 Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) in the year 1859.
Sep 24 In the year 1859 julius Klengel, cellist/composer
Sep 28 Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies on this day in history.
Sep 29 In the year 1859 great auroral display in US
Oct 03 Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler) on this day in history.
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 Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) in the year 1859.
Oct 14 Camille Chevillard, composer in the year 1859.
Oct 15 Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro) on this day in history.
Oct 16 John Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va on this day in history.
Oct 16 John Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va in the year 1859.
Oct 17 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) in the year 1859.
Oct 18 In the year 1859 henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)
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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