Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1859 ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

Dec 16   Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Dec 18   South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history grading started for Market Street RR   

Dec 20   Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher in the year 1859.   

Dec 21   Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) in the year 1859.   

Dec 21   Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 in the year 1859.   

Dec 22   On this day in history cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician   

Dec 22   In the year 1859 in Winnipeg Manitoba the Nor'Wester newspaper is first published on the Canadian Prairies   

Dec 24   On this day in history roman Statkowski, composer   

Dec 25   Raoul Gunsbourg, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 26   On this day in history johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

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   William Henry Hadow, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

Dec 28   On this day in history william Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry   

Dec 29   Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) in the year 1859.   

Dec 30   Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 31   Dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves on this day in history.   

Dec 31   On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 max Fiedler, composer   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 13   Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 08   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 20   In the year 1859 b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

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 in the year 1859.   

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61