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 in the year 1859.   

Aug 27   Successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn in the year 1859.   

Aug 28   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history 1st Pullman sleeping car in service   

Sep 01   RC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history gas lighting introduced to Hawaii   

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

Sep 04   Edoardo Mascheroni, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.   

Sep 17   In the year 1859 frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator   

Sep 17   In the year 1859 man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America   

Sep 20   George Simpson patents electric range on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1859 patent granted on the electric range   

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   Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies in the year 1859.   

Sep 29   On this day in history great auroral display in US   

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

Oct 04   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Oct 14   In the year 1859 camille Chevillard, composer   

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

Oct 16   In the year 1859 john Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

Oct 16   In the year 1859 john Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

Oct 17   William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 06   In the year 1859 birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.   

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

Feb 23   In the year 1859 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

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