Historical Events In 1859

Jan 05   In the year 1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River   

Jan 05   In the year 1859 deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

Jan 05   In the year 1859 the first steamboat sails, Red River   

Jan 06   Samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress) in the year 1859.   

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

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

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 19   Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of Calif) in the year 1859.   

Jan 20   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 21   Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history brahms' 1st piano concerto (in D minor) premieres, Hanover   

Jan 24   In the year 1859 alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer   

Jan 24   Political union of Moldavia and Wallachia; Alexandru Ioan Cuza is elected as ruler on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 27   On this day in history wilhelm II, Potsdam, German emperor (1888-1918)   

Feb 01   On this day in history victor August Herbert, Dublin Ireland, composer (Babes in Toyland)   

Feb 02   Havelock Ellis, US physician/sexologist (Psychology of Sex) in the year 1859.   

Feb 04   The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt in the year 1859.   

Feb 05   Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexander John Cuza as the United Principalities in the year 1859.   

Feb 06   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 08   John H Been, town's archivist of Brielle (Baasje & Witkop) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Gen Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history general Horsford defeats Begum of Oude & Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny   

Feb 13   In the year 1859 frank van de Goes, Dutch writer/marxist theorist   

Feb 14   George Washington Gale Ferris, engineer/inventor (Ferris Wheel) in the year 1859.   

Feb 14   On this day in history oregon admitted as 33rd state   

Feb 14   On this day in history oregon becomes the 33rd state admitted to the Union.   

Feb 16   On this day in history the French Government passes a law to set the A-note above middle C to a frequency of 435 Hz, in an attempt to standardize the pitch.   

Feb 17   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Napoli on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Sholem Aleichem, [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the Roof) in the year 1859.   

Feb 19   On this day in history dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity 1st time this defense is successfully used   

Feb 19   On this day in history dan Sickles is acquitted of murder on grounds of temporary insanity first time this defense is successfully used   

Feb 19   On this day in history svante August Arhenius, Swedish physicist/chemist (Nobel 1903)   

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

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 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   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

Jan 20   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 28   Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died in the year 1859.   

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1859.   

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