Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   In the year 1859 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   South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

Dec 21   In the year 1859 nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

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   On this day in history roman Statkowski, composer   

Dec 25   In the year 1859 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   On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

Dec 28   William Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry in the year 1859.   

Dec 29   On this day in history venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)   

Dec 30   In the year 1859 josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves   

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   On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 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   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

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

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1859.   

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   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   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1859.