Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

Jan 08 Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Jan 20 B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died on this day in history.  

Feb 06 In the year 1859 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  

Apr 12 On this day in history john Emde, German evangelist, dies at about 84  

Apr 16 In the year 1859 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 In the year 1859 death of joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician (b. 1771)  

May 05 On this day in history peter G L Dirichlet, German mathematician, dies at 53  

May 06 On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Alexander, explorer/scientist, dies  

May 10 Johan BJFS, archduke of Austria (Firechief & Housewife), dies on this day in history.  

May 22 On this day in history ferdinand II, [Re Bomba], Dutch King of Sicily, dies at 49  

Jun 07 In the year 1859 death of david Cox, English artist (b. 1783)  

Jun 18 Joseph Hartmann Stuntz, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 in the year 1859.  

Jul 05 Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (b. 1777) died on this day in history.  

Jul 08 On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.  

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 On this day in history w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68  

Sep 13 On this day in history cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71  

Sep 15 John LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72 in the year 1859.  

Sep 28 Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies in the year 1859.  

Oct 04 Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Oct 22 On this day in history louis (Ludwig) Spohr, composer (Faust), dies at 75  

Nov 07 Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 Ludwig "Louis" Spohr, German violinist/composer (Faust), dies at 75 in the year 1859.  

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Jan 05 DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born in the year 1859.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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.