Timeline March 1859

Events in March 1859 3

• 1859 – 1916 Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916) Died 13 May 1916, aged 57 Sholem Aleichem was a Yiddish author whose stories of Tevye the Dairyman later formed the basis of "Fiddler on the Roof." He died in the Bronx, New York, and his funeral drew one of the largest public gatherings the city had seen.
• 1859 – 1932 Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) Died 6 July 1932, aged 73 The Scottish-born author wrote the children's classic The Wind in the Willows.
• 1859 – 1936 A. E. Housman (1859-1936) Died 30 April 1936, aged 77 A. E. Housman was an English classical scholar and poet. His collection A Shropshire Lad has remained popular since it was published in 1896. He was Kennedy Professor of Latin at Cambridge.