Page 5: Historical Events In 1859

Aug 19   In the year 1859 charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox)   

Aug 27   On this day in history 1st successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn by Edwin Drake   

Aug 27   Successful oil well drilled, near Titusville, Penn on this day in history.   

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   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   AAJ Jean Jaurès, French socialist (L'Humanité, Les Preuves) in the year 1859.   

Sep 04   On this day in history edoardo Mascheroni, composer   

Sep 05   In the year 1859 w Friedrich Olivier, German landscape painter, dies at 68   

Sep 13   In the year 1859 cornelis J van Axes, lawyer, dies at 71   

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 in the year 1859.   

Sep 17   In the year 1859 man in SF claims himself Norton I, emperor of America   

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   On this day in history 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   Julius Klengel, cellist/composer in the year 1859.   

Sep 28   Rinse Posthumus, Fries writer, dies in the year 1859.   

Sep 29   In the year 1859 great auroral display in US   

Oct 03   Elenora Duse, Italy, actress (Hedda Gabler) in the year 1859.   

Oct 04   Henryk Pachulski, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Karl Baedeker, German tour guide (Die Schweiz), dies at 57 in the year 1859.   

Oct 09   Alfred Dreyfus, accused Jewish French officer (Dreyfus Affair) in the year 1859.   

Oct 14   Camille Chevillard, composer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1859.   

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

Oct 18   Henri Bergson, France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927) in the year 1859.   

Oct 19   Georg Knorr, German engineer (brake system trains) on this day in history.   

Oct 19   In the year 1859 wilhelm Tempel discovers diffuse nebula around Pleid star Merope   

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1859 birth of karl Bleibtreu, German author (Revolution of Literature)   

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   On this day in history b v Arnim, writer, dies at 73   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61