Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1859

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

Dec 02 In the year 1859 death of john Brown, US abolitionist (Harpers Ferry), hanged at 59  

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 In the year 1859 wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.  

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