Historical Events In 1859
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Dec 15 GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun in the year 1859.
Dec 15 Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) on this day in history.
Dec 16 In the year 1859 wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73
Dec 18 On this day in history south Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"
Dec 19 Grading started for Market Street RR in the year 1859.
Dec 20 Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher on this day in history.
Dec 21 In the year 1859 gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)
Dec 21 Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 in the year 1859.
Dec 22 Cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician in the year 1859.
Dec 22 In Winnipeg Manitoba the Nor'Wester newspaper is first published on the Canadian Prairies on this day in history.
Dec 24 Roman Statkowski, composer in the year 1859.
Dec 25 In the year 1859 raoul Gunsbourg, composer
Dec 26 Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist on this day in history.
Dec 27 The Grand Trunk Railway completes its line between Toronto and Sarnia and establishes a ferry service across the St. Clair River to Fort Gratiot (Port Huron) on this day in history.
Dec 27 In the year 1859 william Henry Hadow, composer
Dec 28 Gerard Brucken Fock, composer in the year 1859.
Dec 28 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies in the year 1859.
Dec 28 William Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry on this day in history.
Dec 29 Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) in the year 1859.
Dec 30 Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer in the year 1859.
Dec 31 In the year 1859 dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves
Dec 31 On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54
Dec 31 In the year 1859 max Fiedler, composer