Page 5: Historical Events In 1859

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

Aug 27   In the year 1859 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake   

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   On this day in history 1st Pullman sleeping car in service   

Sep 01   On this day in history rC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare   

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

Sep 03   AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves) on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer   

Sep 05   On this day in history w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68   

Sep 13   In the year 1859 cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71   

Sep 15   John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   In the year 1859 lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone   

Sep 17   Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 patent granted on the electric range   

Sep 20   Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator on this day in history.   

Sep 21   In the year 1859 cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)   

Sep 24   Julius Klengel, cellist/composer in the year 1859.   

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

Sep 29   Great auroral display in US on this day in history.   

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   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   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   On this day in history william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)   

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   On this day in history wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope   

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Jan 05   In the year 1859 birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

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

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)   

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

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

Feb 26   In the year 1859 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

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