Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

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 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 Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died in the year 1859.  

Feb 26 Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1859.  

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

Apr 12 John Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 On this day in history death of alexis de Tocqueville, French historian (b. 1805)  

Apr 30 Sergei T Aksakov, Russian writer (Bagrova-vnuka), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

May 04 Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician (b. 1771) died on this day in history.  

May 05 Peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 06 Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies in the year 1859.  

May 10 Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies in the year 1859.  

May 22 Ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49 in the year 1859.  

Jun 07 David Cox, English artist (b. 1783) died on this day in history.  

Jun 18 In the year 1859 joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65  

Jun 27 Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 On this day in history death of charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (b. 1777)  

Jul 08 In the year 1859 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60  

Jul 20 On this day in history hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies  

Jul 29 In the year 1859 auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63  

Aug 02 Horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.  

Aug 04 Jean Vianney, French parish priest (b. 1786) died in the year 1859.  

Aug 10 George Staunton, writer died in the year 1859.  

Sep 05 In the year 1859 w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68  

Sep 13 In the year 1859 cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71  

Sep 15 On this day in history john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72  

Sep 28 In the year 1859 rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies  

Oct 04 In the year 1859 karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57  

Oct 22 Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 07 Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1859.  

Nov 22 On this day in history ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1859 birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)  

Jan 09 Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born in the year 1859.  

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

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 in the year 1859.  

Jan 13 Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born in the year 1859.