Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun in the year 1859.   

Dec 15   Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) in the year 1859.   

Dec 16   Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Dec 18   On this day in history south Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"   

Dec 19   Grading started for Market Street RR in the year 1859.   

Dec 20   In the year 1859 antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher   

Dec 21   Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) in the year 1859.   

Dec 21   Nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66 in the year 1859.   

Dec 22   Cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician in the year 1859.   

Dec 22   In Winnipeg Manitoba the Nor'Wester newspaper is first published on the Canadian Prairies on this day in history.   

Dec 24   Roman Statkowski, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history raoul Gunsbourg, composer   

Dec 26   On this day in history johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

Dec 27   On this day in history the Grand Trunk Railway completes its line between Toronto and Sarnia and establishes a ferry service across the St. Clair River to Fort Gratiot (Port Huron).   

Dec 27   William Henry Hadow, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 28   On this day in history gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

Dec 28   On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies   

Dec 28   On this day in history william Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry   

Dec 29   Venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20) in the year 1859.   

Dec 30   Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer in the year 1859.   

Dec 31   In the year 1859 dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves   

Dec 31   On this day in history luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 31   On this day in history max Fiedler, composer   

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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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   Carrie Chapman Catt, women's rights leader was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1859 birth of frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries)   

Jan 11   [Gerard] Jan Ligthart, Dutch educator (Nog bij mother, Ot & Sien) was born in the year 1859.   

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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 08   Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50 in the year 1859.   

Jan 20   B v Arnim, writer, dies at 73 in the year 1859.   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74   

Jan 28   Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died in the year 1859.   

Feb 06   On this day in history johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45   

Feb 23   On this day in history death of zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812)   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Josef Theodor Krov, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.