Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   Henry O Tanner, artist on this day in history.   

Jun 22   Frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music) in the year 1859.   

Jun 23   Florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses) on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria in the year 1859.   

Jun 27   On this day in history jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69   

Jun 27   Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   The birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' in the year 1859.   

Jun 28   On this day in history 1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England)   

Jun 28   The first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is 1st to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope on this day in history.   

Jun 30   On this day in history charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope   

Jul 01   On this day in history 1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32   

Jul 01   Balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1859 austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta.   

Jul 05   On this day in history capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

Jul 05   Capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands on this day in history.   

Jul 06   In the year 1859 verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916)   

Jul 08   On this day in history f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60   

Jul 08   King Charles XV/Carl IV accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway in the year 1859.   

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1859 sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter   

Jul 17   On this day in history luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party)   

Jul 20   In the year 1859 hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies   

Jul 22   V E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey in the year 1859.   

Jul 28   Balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America) in the year 1859.   

Jul 29   In the year 1859 auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 04   Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1859 j Arthur S Berson, Austria meteorologist (Balloon flights, Amazon)   

Aug 09   In the year 1859 elevator patented   

Aug 10   George Staunton, writer in the year 1859.   

Aug 12   On this day in history katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful)   

Aug 17   1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)   

Jan 09   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 13   Karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943)   

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   In the year 1859 death of frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782)   

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

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died in the year 1859.   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1859.   

Mar 01   Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.