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) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1859 florentinus M Wibaut, Amsterdams social alderman (building of houses)   

Jun 24   Battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria on this day in history.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You)   

Jun 27   In the year 1859 the birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday'   

Jun 28   1st dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) in the year 1859.   

Jun 28   The first dog show held (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England) in the year 1859.   

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

Jun 30   Charles Blondin is first to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope in the year 1859.   

Jul 01   1st intercollegiate baseball game, Amherst beats Williams 66-32 in the year 1859.   

Jul 01   In the year 1859 balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1859 capt N C Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

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

Jul 06   Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet/novelist (Charles Men, Nobel 1916) in the year 1859.   

Jul 08   In the year 1859 f J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1859 paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass   

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

Jul 13   Sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) in the year 1859.   

Jul 20   Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies in the year 1859.   

Jul 22   On this day in history v E Walker takes 10-74 in an innings for England v Surrey   

Jul 28   On this day in history balington Booth, founder (Volunteers of America)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1859 circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1859 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1859.   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1859 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61