Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   On this day in history gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun   

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

Dec 16   On this day in history wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73   

Dec 18   On this day in history south Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

Dec 26   Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist on this day in history.   

Dec 27   On this day in history 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   William Henry Hadow, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Gerard Brucken Fock, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies on this day in history.   

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

Dec 29   In the year 1859 venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)   

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

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1859 birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)   

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1859 birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)   

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