Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1859. 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting...

intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking from 1–2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported...

The 1859 revival may refer to a number of different Christian revivals: 1859 Ulster revival 1859 Welsh revival The 1857–59 revival in the United States...

Africa, was fought from Spain's declaration of war on Morocco on 22 October 1859 until the Treaty of Wad-Ras on 26 April 1860. It began with a conflict over...

legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1858 and 1859, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative...

Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1850, and ended on December 31, 1859. It was a very turbulent decade, as wars such as the Crimean War, shifted...

The Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and the United Kingdom over the British–U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between...

The year 1859 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. May 26 & June 2 – Geologist Joseph Prestwich and amateur archaeologist...

the theory of evolution by natural selection proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859. Charles Darwin gave new direction to morphology and physiology, by uniting...

on various dates in various states between June 7, 1858, and December 1, 1859. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives...