Page 4: Historical Events In 1859

Jun 21   In the year 1859 henry O Tanner, artist   

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) in the year 1859.   

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

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

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

Jun 27   On this day in history the birth of Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday'   

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

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

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

Jul 01   On this day in history balloon covers a record 809 miles over St Louis   

Jul 04   On this day in history austro-Sardinian War: the Battle of Magenta.   

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

Jul 05   Capt NC Brooks discovers Midway Islands in the year 1859.   

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

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   Paper bag manufacturing machine patented by William Goodale, Mass in the year 1859.   

Jul 12   Paper bag manufacturing machine patents by William Goodale, Mass in the year 1859.   

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

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   Auguste Mathieu Panseron, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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   Elevator patented in the year 1859.   

Aug 10   In the year 1859 george Staunton, writer   

Aug 12   Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 13   Kostis Palamas, Greek poet (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 01   On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61