Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   In the year 1859 gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun   

Dec 15   Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) in the year 1859.   

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

Dec 18   South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" in the year 1859.   

Dec 19   In the year 1859 grading started for Market Street RR   

Dec 20   On this day in history antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher   

Dec 21   Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) on this day in history.   

Dec 21   On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

Dec 22   Cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician on this day in history.   

Dec 22   On this day in history in Winnipeg Manitoba the Nor'Wester newspaper is first published on the Canadian Prairies   

Dec 24   Roman Statkowski, composer in the year 1859.   

Dec 25   On this day in history raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

Dec 26   Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist in the year 1859.   

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) in the year 1859.   

Dec 27   On this day in history william Henry Hadow, composer   

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   On this day in history venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)   

Dec 30   Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer in the year 1859.   

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

Dec 31   In the year 1859 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 31   Max Fiedler, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born in the year 1859.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

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 in the year 1859.   

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

Feb 23   In the year 1859 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1859.   

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