Year 1859 in the Elephant culture history

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1859 mention in article pages

1 entries with glossary pages mention 1859

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1859 mentioned in locations

3 location entries where 1859 is mentioned

Copenhagen Zoo

zoo in Denmark
Founded year 1859
🎈 First elephant arrived 1878

Sands, Nathans & Co

circus in United States
Founded year 1855
† Closed year 1859

John Wilsons Dan Rices Great Show

circus in United States
Founded year 1859
† Closed year 1885

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1859 person birth records

4 entries with persons who were born in 1859

Joseph McCaddon

Joseph Terry McCaddon, circus director in United States, born 1859-01-31 Beverly, OH, in United States.

owner - at MacCaddon Circus in United States
director 1890-1891 at Adam Forepaugh Circus in United States
owner 1892-1907 at Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States
director 1897-1902 at Barnum and Baileys circus European tour in United States

William Newton Sr.

William "Lucky Bill" Newton , circus director in United States, born 1859-10-01 , in United States.

owner 1880-1917 at Lucky Bill Wagon Show in United States

Frederick Ginnet

Frederick Emile Ginnet, circus director in United Kingdom, born 1859 Sheffield, in United Kingdom.

owner - at Ginnett's Circus in United Kingdom

Harry Fossett

Harry "Funny Harry" Fossett, circus artist in United Kingdom, born 1859 , in United Kingdom.

artist - at Fossetts Grand Circus in United Kingdom

2 persons married or partnered in 1859

2 entries with persons who married or partnered in 1859

Simon Blumenfeld

Simon Blumenfeld, circus artist in Germany, born 1829 Wassenberg, Heinsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.

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Married
1859

Wilhelmine Blennow

Wilhelmine Constance Blennow, circus animal trainer in Germany, born 1841-08-16 Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, in Germany.

1 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 1859

1 entries with persons who were attcked by elephants in 1859

1859 United States

† elephant trainer Frank Nash

attacked by Tippoo Sahib at Van Amburg Circus

. struck at Nash while be was practicing the animal in the tent, there being no audience present.Frank Nash survived.

1859 person Obituaries

2 entries with persons who died in 1859

Caleb S. Angevine

Caleb S. Angevine (b. 1798 ) circus director in United States, died † 1859 , in .

owner 1830-1842 at June, Titus, Angevine and Co in United States

James Boswell

James Boswell (b. 1826-01-04 Halifax, West Yorkshire) circus artist in United Kingdom, died † 1859 Paris, in France.

artist-1859 at Cirque d´Hiver Bouglione in France
artist 1843-1845 at Battys Traveling Menagerie in United Kingdom
artist 1850-1851 at Cooke’s Circus in United Kingdom
artist 1851 at Hengler’s Circus in United Kingdom

Elephants born in 1859

3 entries with elephant born in 1859

♀ Queen

Born 1859 at Sri Lanka unspecified location. Dead † 1886)at Adam Forepaugh Circus, in United States

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♀ Sally

Born 1859 at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1890-09-22)at Leipzig Zoo, in Germany

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♂ Siam (Sayan)

Born 1859 at Unknown. Dead † 1909-03-28)at Buenos Aires Zoo, in Argentina

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Elephants dead in 1859

1 entries with elephants who died in 1859

♂ Roger

Born at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1859-03-16)at Menagerie du Paris Jardin des Plantes, in France

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