Page 5: Historical Events In 1859

Aug 19   On this day in history charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)   

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

Aug 27   Successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

Sep 01   1st Pullman sleeping car in service in the year 1859.   

Sep 01   RC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii on this day in history.   

Sep 03   AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves) on this day in history.   

Sep 04   Edoardo Mascheroni, composer in the year 1859.   

Sep 05   On this day in history w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68   

Sep 13   Cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1859 john LA Luyten, Catholic Member of Dutch 2nd parliament, dies at 72   

Sep 16   In the year 1859 lake Nyasa, which forms Malawi's boundary with Tanzania & Mozambique discovered by British explorer David Livingstone   

Sep 17   Frank D Adams, Canada geologist/educator on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America in the year 1859.   

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

Sep 20   On this day in history patent granted on the electric range   

Sep 20   In the year 1859 yuan She-k'ai, Chinese general/president/dictator   

Sep 21   On this day in history cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave)   

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

Sep 28   In the year 1859 rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies   

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

Oct 03   In the year 1859 elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler)   

Oct 04   In the year 1859 henryk Pachulski, composer   

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   On this day in history camille Chevillard, composer   

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

Oct 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 18   In the year 1859 henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)   

Oct 19   Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains) in the year 1859.   

Oct 19   Wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope in the year 1859.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader   

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   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   In the year 1859 antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

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

Feb 06   In the year 1859 johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   In the year 1859 death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

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

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