2nd » A Aurora (astronomy) Auroral events of historical significance e.g solar super storm affects electrical telegraph service.
17th » Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
Famous Birthdays on September in 1859
11th » Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian author and playwright (d. 1905)
16th » Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, President of the Republic of China (d. 1916)
17th » Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1942)
18th » John L. Bates, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1946)
18th » Lincoln Loy McCandless, American businessman and politician (d. 1940)
21st » Francesc Macià i Llussà , Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd List of Presidents of the Generalitat de Catalunya or President of Catalonia (d. 1933)
24th » Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (d. 1933)
Famous Deaths for September 1859
15th » Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, designed the Great Western Railway (b. 1806)