Page 5: Historical Events In 1859

Aug 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn   

Aug 28   On this day in history 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.   

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   On this day in history aAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves)   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1859 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   Man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1859 george Simpson patents electric range   

Sep 20   Patent granted on the electric range in the year 1859.   

Sep 20   On this day in history yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator   

Sep 21   On this day in history cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)   

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

Oct 04   In the year 1859 henryk Pachulski, composer   

Oct 04   In the year 1859 karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57   

Oct 09   In the year 1859 alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)   

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   In the year 1859 john Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

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

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   On this day in history georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains)   

Oct 19   In the year 1859 wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

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   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

Jan 13   Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 20   In the year 1859 b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   On this day in history death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

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.