Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   On this day in history henry O Tanner, artist   

Jun 22   In the year 1859 frank Heino Damrosch, author/musician/teacher (found Inst of Music)   

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

Jun 24   In the year 1859 battle of Solferino, N-Italy: France/Sardinia-Austria   

Jun 27   In the year 1859 jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69   

Jun 27   Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You) in the year 1859.   

Jun 27   The birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 04   Austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta in the year 1859.   

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

Jul 05   In the year 1859 capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands   

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

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

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

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   In the year 1859 sydney Webb, England, writer/husband of Beatrice Potter   

Jul 17   Luis Munoz Rivera, Puerto Rico, journalist (founded Federalist Party) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Fantasy), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1859.   

Aug 17   In the year 1859 circus acrobat Blondin crosses Niagara Falls on a tightrope.   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 06   In the year 1859 birth of samuel Alexander, English philosopher (Moral order & progress)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 20   In the year 1859 b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

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   In the year 1859 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

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