Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

Dec 16   Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Dec 18   South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1859 grading started for Market Street RR   

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

Dec 21   On this day in history gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre)   

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 in the year 1859.   

Dec 24   In the year 1859 roman Statkowski, composer   

Dec 25   Raoul Gunsbourg, composer in the year 1859.   

Dec 26   In the year 1859 johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist   

Dec 27   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) in the year 1859.   

Dec 27   In the year 1859 william Henry Hadow, composer   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 gerard Brucken Fock, composer   

Dec 28   In the year 1859 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 30   In the year 1859 josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

Dec 31   On this day in history dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves   

Dec 31   Luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1859.   

Dec 31   Max Fiedler, composer 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, founder (League of Women Voters) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 09   Frederik Pijper, Dutch vicar/church historian (The Monasteries) was born in the year 1859.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1859.   

Jan 27   Carl A Agardh, Swedish botanist/bishop of Karlstad, dies at 74 in the year 1859.   

Jan 28   Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1782) died on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died in the year 1859.   

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