Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun in the year 1859.   

Dec 15   On this day in history ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

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

Dec 18   In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.   

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

Dec 21   Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 24   In the year 1859 roman Statkowski, composer   

Dec 25   In the year 1859 raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

Dec 26   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 william Henry Hadow, composer   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

Dec 28   Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies in the year 1859.   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

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

Dec 31   Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1859.   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 max Fiedler, composer   

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

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.   

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

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 in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61