What Happened In November 1859 - Historical Events 1859 November

Historical Events for November, 1859

1st » The current Cape Lookout (North Carolina) Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse is lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about convert 19 mi km in good conditions.
15th » The first Zappas Olympics or modern revival of the Olympic Games takes place in Athens, Greece.
24th » Charles Darwin publishes 'On the Origin of Species', the anniversary of which is sometimes called "Evolution Day"

1st » Charles Brantley Aycock, American educator, lawyer, and politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (d. 1912)
15th » Christopher Hornsrud, Norwegian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Norway (d. 1960)
19th » Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1935)
23rd » Billy the Kid, American criminal (d. 1881)
24th » Cass Gilbert, American architect, designed the United States Supreme Court Building and Woolworth Building (d. 1934)