Historical Events In 1859

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  

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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 in the year 1859.  

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74  

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

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

Feb 23   Zygmunt Krasiński, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died in the year 1859.  

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.