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   In the year 1859 wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73  

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

Dec 19   Grading started for Market Street RR in the year 1859.  

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) in the year 1859.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1859 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).  

Dec 27   In the year 1859 william Henry Hadow, composer  

Dec 28   Gerard Brucken Fock, composer in the year 1859.  

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

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

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   On this day in history dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves  

Dec 31   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born in the year 1859.  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader  

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 in the year 1859.  

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.  

Jan 27   In the year 1859 carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74  

Jan 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   On this day in history death of zygmunt Krasiński, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)  

Feb 26   In the year 1859 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64  

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