Famous Birthdays In 1859

Aug 04 Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) was born in the year 1859.  

Aug 06 J Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of hippolyte Delehaye, Flemish historian/hagiographer  

Sep 03 In the year 1859 birth of aAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves)  

Sep 04 Edoardo Mascheroni, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 11 In the year 1859 birth of vjenceslav Novak, Croatian writer (d. 1905)  

Sep 17 Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator was born on this day in history.  

Sep 17 On this day in history birth of richard Henry Warren, composer  

Sep 18 In the year 1859 birth of john L. Bates, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)  

Sep 18 On this day in history birth of lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (d. 1940)  

Sep 20 Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator was born in the year 1859.  

Sep 21 Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 24 In the year 1859 birth of julius Klengel, cellist/composer  

Oct 03 In the year 1859 birth of elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)  

Oct 04 In the year 1859 birth of henryk Pachulski, composer  

Oct 09 In the year 1859 birth of alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)  

Oct 14 On this day in history birth of camille Chevillard, composer  

Oct 15 Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 17 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 18 Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 19 Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 20 G B Studd, cricketer (brother of C T, 4 Tests for England) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 20 John Dewey, philosopher, educational theorist/writer (Learn by doing) was born in the year 1859.  

Oct 25 On this day in history birth of stephanie H [Lapidoth-]Swarth, Dutch author (Lonely Flowers)  

Oct 26 On this day in history birth of arthur Friedheim, composer  

Oct 29 Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn) was born in the year 1859.  

Nov 01 In the year 1859 birth of charles Brantley Aycock, (Gov-NC)  

Nov 01 In the year 1859 birth of william Henry Grattan Flood, composer  

Nov 04 Stanislaw Niewiadomski, composer was born in the year 1859.  

Nov 15 In the year 1859 birth of christopher Hornsrud, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)  

Nov 17 Gerhard Rusenkrone Schjelderup, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 19 Mikhail Mikhayl Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russia, musician (Armenian Rhapsody) was born in the year 1859.  

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

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 In the year 1859 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 In the year 1859 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