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   Successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1859 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   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 in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator   

Sep 17   Man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America in the year 1859.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   Henryk Pachulski, composer on this day in history.   

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   Camille Chevillard, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro) in the year 1859.   

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

Oct 16   In the year 1859 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) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains) in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

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   On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 06   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

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.