Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

Nov 28 On this day in history washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies  

Dec 02 John Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59 died on this day in history.  

Dec 05 Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Dec 08 On this day in history death of thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785)  

Dec 16 Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.  

Dec 21 Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 in the year 1859.  

Dec 28 On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies  

Dec 31 In the year 1859 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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