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* John Austin ( legal philosopher ) ( 1790 – 1859 ), English jurist
In 1859, Nobel's father left his factory in the care of the second son, Ludvig Nobel ( 1831 – 1888 ), who greatly improved the business.
* 1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
* 1779 – Carl Ritter, German geographer ( d. 1859 )
* 1785 – Thomas De Quincey, English author ( d. 1859 )
* 1859 – Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager ( d. 1931 )
* 1859 – The Tuscan National Assembly formally deposes the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
* 1859 – Katharine Lee Bates, American poet ( d. 1929 )
* Alexander John Cuza, prince of Romania ( 1859 – 1866 )
* 1859 – 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 away as Japan.
* 1859 – Matilda Howell, American archer ( d. 1938 )
* 1859 – Vittorio Sella, Italian photographer ( d. 1943 )
* 1917 – L. L. Zamenhof, Polish creator of Esperanto ( b. 1859 )
* 1859 – Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1952 )
* 1859 – British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
* 1944 – William Stephens, American politician ( b. 1859 )
* 1803 – James Curtiss, American politician, Mayor of Chicago ( d. 1859 )
* 1859 – Walter Camp, American football player, coach, and writer ( d. 1925 )
* 1943 – Alexandre Millerand, French politician, President of France ( b. 1859 )
Alfred Edward Housman (; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936 ), usually known as A. E. Housman, was an English classical scholar and poet, best known to the general public for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
* Page, Norman, ‘ Housman, Alfred Edward ( 1859 – 1936 )’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 )
His siblings included Sarah ( 1802 – 1859 ), Naphtali ( 1807 ), Ralph ( 1809 – 1898 ), and James ( 1813 – 1868 ).
The Viscount Palmerston, Prime Minister 1855 – 58, 1859 – 65
1859 and American
Its guano deposits were mined by the American Guano Company from 1859 to 1878.
Clipper ships largely ceased being built in American shipyards in 1859 when, unlike the earlier boom years, only 4 clipper ships were built.
From 1859 a new design was developed for British clipper ships that was nothing like the American clippers.
* 1859 – John Brown, American abolitionist ( b. 1800 )
* 1859 – William Stephens, American politician and 24th Governor of California ( d. 1944 )
* 1859 – George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., American engineer and inventor ( d. 1896 )
* 1859 – Tony Mullane, Irish-born American baseball player ( d. 1944 )
* 1952 – John Dewey, American philosopher and theorist ( b. 1859 )
* 1881 – Billy the Kid, American outlaw ( b. 1859 )
* 1920 – Reginald De Koven, American music critic and operetta composer ( b. 1859 )
John Dewey (; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952 ) was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform.
* John Brown ( abolitionist ) ( 1800 – 1859 ), American who led an anti-slavery revolt in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859
* 1859 – Andy Adams, American author ( d. 1935 )
* 1859 – William Alden Smith, American politician ( d. 1932 )
* 1800 – John Brown, American abolitionist ( d. 1859 )
* 1924 – Victor Herbert, Irish composer, cellist, and conductor, founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( b. 1859 )
Two years later, in 1857, the European and North American Railway opened its line from Moncton to nearby Shediac ; this was followed by a line from Moncton to Saint John opening in 1859.
1859 and golfer
Discussion of The Open's future concept began soon after the 1859 death of Allan Robertson, longtime professional at St Andrews, who had been considered supreme for some 20 years until his death ; the concept of the Open was to find the new ' champion golfer '.
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