Page 7: Historical Events In 1859

Dec 15   On this day in history gR Kirchoff describes chemical composition of Sun   

Dec 15   In the year 1859 ludwik L Zamenhof, Russian Poland, physician/linguist (Esperanto)   

Dec 16   On this day in history wilhelm Grimm, writer, dies at 73   

Dec 18   In the year 1859 south Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth"   

Dec 19   Grading started for Market Street RR on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Antonius J Derkinderen, Dutch painter/etcher on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Gustave Kahn, France, poet (claimed to have invented vers libre) on this day in history.   

Dec 21   On this day in history nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist, dies at 66   

Dec 22   On this day in history cecil [James] Sharp, London England, folk musician   

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

Dec 24   Roman Statkowski, composer in the year 1859.   

Dec 25   Raoul Gunsbourg, composer in the year 1859.   

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

Dec 27   In the year 1859 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 in the year 1859.   

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   William Coldwell and William Buckingham publish first issue of The Nor'Wester at Fort Garry on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history venustiano Carranza, pres of Mexico (1915-20)   

Dec 30   On this day in history josef Bohuslav Foerster, composer   

Dec 31   Dutch colony in Dutch Indies counts 4,800 slaves on this day in history.   

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

Dec 31   On this day in history max Fiedler, composer   

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Jan 05   DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50   

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

Feb 23   Zygmunt KrasiÅ„ski, Polish Romantic poet (b. 1812) died on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Ferdinand Lukas Schubert, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1859.   

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