The Carrington Event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record.
Tag: 1859
24 November 1859
Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Origin_of_Species’]
16 August 1859
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duchy_of_Tuscany’]
4 February 1859
The Codex Sinaiticus is first discovered in Egypt. On 4 February 1859, the Codex Sinaiticus was discovered in Egypt, in the Monastery of Saint Catherine,…
24 November 1859
Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. On the Origin of Species or more completely, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural…
22 October 1859
Spain declares war on Morocco. Throughout the 19th century, Morocco suffered military defeats at the hands of the Europeans, notably in the Franco-Moroccan War…
31 May 1859
The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament in which Big Ben is housed, starts keeping time. The famous tower clock known as Big Ben,…
22 October 1859
Spain declares war on Morocco. The Hispano-Moroccan War, also known as the Spanish–Moroccan War, the First Moroccan War, the Tetuán War, or, in Spain, as…
25 April 1859
British and French engineers start work on the Suez Canal. On 25th April, 1859, work started on the construction of the Suez Canal in Port…