Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In 1859
Thursday, 21 November 2024
Dec 15 GR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun in the year 1859. 
Dec 15 Ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto) on this day in history.
Dec 16 Wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
Dec 18 On this day in history south Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"
Dec 19 In the year 1859 grading started for Market Street RR
Dec 20 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Dec 22 In the year 1859 cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician
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 In the year 1859 raoul Gunsbourg, composer
Dec 26 Johan F van Bemmelen, Dutch zoologist in the year 1859.
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 William Henry Hadow, composer in the year 1859.
Dec 28 In the year 1859 gerard Brucken Fock, composer
Dec 28 On this day in history thomas Babington Macaulay, English essayist/historian, dies
Dec 28 William Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry in the year 1859.
Dec 29 On this day in history venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)
Dec 30 Josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer on this day in history.
Dec 31 Dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves on this day in history.
Dec 31 In the year 1859 luigi Ricci, composer, dies at 54
Dec 31 In the year 1859 max Fiedler, composer