What Happened In October 1859 In History

Historical Events for October, 1859

• 22nd » Spain declares war on Morocco.
• 26th » The Royal Charter (ship) named Royal Charter is wrecked on the coast of Anglesey, north Wales with 459 dead.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1859

• 9th » Alfred Dreyfus, French colonel (d. 1935)
• 18th » Henri Bergson, French philosopher, Nobel Prize in Literature named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
• 20th » John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1952)

Famous Deaths for October 1859

• 4th » Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801)
• 22nd » Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (b. 1784)

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