Page 5: Historical Events In 1859

Aug 27   Successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn.   

Aug 28   A geomagnetic storm leads to 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   

Sep 01   RC Carrington and R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare   

Sep 02   Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii.   

Sep 03   AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves)   

Sep 04   Edoardo Mascheroni, composer   

Sep 05   W Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68   

Sep 13   Cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71.   

Sep 15   John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72   

Sep 16   Lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania and Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone.   

Sep 17   Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator.   

Sep 17   In this year, Man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America   

Sep 20   George Simpson patents electric range.   

Sep 20   Patent granted on the electric range.   

Sep 20   Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator   

Sep 21   Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)   

Sep 24   Julius Klengel, cellist/composer.   

Sep 28   Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies.   

Sep 29   Great auroral display in US   

Oct 03   Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)   

Oct 04   Henryk Pachulski, composer   

Oct 04   Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57   

Oct 09   Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)   

Oct 14   Camille Chevillard, composer   

Oct 15   Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro)   

Oct 16   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.   

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

Oct 18   Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927).   

Oct 19   Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains).   

Oct 19   Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope.   

Oct 20   G B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England)   

Oct 22   Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75.   

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Jan 05   Dewitt b brace: Inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   Samuel alexander: English philosopher (moral order & progress)   

Jan 09   Carrie chapman catt: Women's rights leader   

Jan 09   Carrie lane chapman catt: Founder (league of women voters)   

Jan 09   Frederik pijper: Dutch vicar/church historian (the monasteries)   

Jan 11   [gerard] jan ligthart: Dutch educator (nog bij mother, ot & sien)   

Jan 13   Karl bleibtreu: German author (revolution of literature)   

Jan 13   Kostis palamas: Greek poet   

Jan 08   Antoine gb schayes: Belgian historian/archaeologist,    

Jan 20   B v arnim: Writer,    

Jan 27   Carl a agardh: Swedish botanist/bishop of karlstad,    

Jan 28   Frederick john robinson: 1st viscount goderich, prime minister of the united kingdom (b. 1782)   

Feb 06   Johannes josephus viotta: Composer,   

Feb 23   Zygmunt krasiÅ„ski: Polish romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   Ferdinand lukas schubert: Composer,    

Mar 01   Josef theodor krov: Composer,