Page 7: 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) in the year 1859.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.   

Dec 22   Cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician in the year 1859.   

Dec 22   On this day in history in Winnipeg Manitoba the Nor'Wester newspaper is first published on the Canadian Prairies   

Dec 24   Roman Statkowski, composer in the year 1859.   

Dec 25   Raoul Gunsbourg, composer in the year 1859.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Dec 28   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1859 max Fiedler, composer   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)   

Jan 08   In the year 1859 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   In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.   

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

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

Mar 01   In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61