Page 5: Historical Events In 1859

Aug 19   Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 27   In the year 1859 successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn   

Aug 28   In the year 1859 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.   

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

Sep 01   In the year 1859 rC Carrington &R Hodgson make 1st observation of solar flare   

Sep 02   Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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

Sep 21   Cyriel Buysse, Flemish baron/writer (Sursum Corda, Ace Knave) in the year 1859.   

Sep 24   Julius Klengel, cellist/composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 29   Great auroral display in US in the year 1859.   

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   In the year 1859 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) on this day in history.   

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

Oct 16   John Brown leads 21 in raid on federal arsenal, Harper's Ferry, Va on this day in history.   

Oct 17   On this day in history william "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (NY Giants, Cin Reds)   

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 in the year 1859.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters)   

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

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   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   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