Historical Events In 1859

Aug 19   Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) in the year 1859.   

Aug 27   In the year 1859 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake   

Aug 27   On this day in history successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn   

Aug 28   A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan on this day in history.   

Sep 01   1st Pullman sleeping car in service on this day in history.   

Sep 01   RC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare in the year 1859.   

Sep 02   In the year 1859 gas lighting introduced to Hawaii   

Sep 03   On this day in history aAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves)   

Sep 04   In the year 1859 edoardo Mascheroni, composer   

Sep 05   W Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71   

Sep 15   On this day in history john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72   

Sep 16   On this day in history lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone   

Sep 17   Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator in the year 1859.   

Sep 17   On this day in history man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America   

Sep 20   On this day in history george Simpson patents electric range   

Sep 20   Patent granted on the electric range on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) on this day in history.   

Sep 24   On this day in history julius Klengel, cellist/composer   

Sep 28   On this day in history rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies   

Sep 29   On this day in history great auroral display in US   

Oct 03   Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler) on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Henryk Pachulski, composer in the year 1859.   

Oct 04   On this day in history karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57   

Oct 09   On this day in history alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair)   

Oct 14   Camille Chevillard, composer in the year 1859.   

Oct 15   Jaime de Magalhes Lima, Portuguese author/poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro) in the year 1859.   

Oct 16   In the year 1859 john Brown leads 20 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va   

Oct 16   John Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va in the year 1859.   

Oct 17   William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds) in the year 1859.   

Oct 18   On this day in history henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)   

Oct 19   On this day in history georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains)   

Oct 19   Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope on this day in history.   

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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 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 26   In the year 1859 ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64   

Mar 01   In the year 1859 josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61