Famous Deaths In 1859

Nov 28 Washington Irving, US author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies in the year 1859.  

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 in the year 1859.  

Dec 08 Thomas de Quincey, English author (b. 1785) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 21 Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 28 Thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies in the year 1859.  

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

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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 On this day in history birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader  

Jan 09 Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born in the year 1859.  

Jan 09 Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien)  

Jan 13 Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born on this day in history.  

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