Timeline November 1859

Events in November 1859 2

• 1783 – 1859 Washington Irving (1783-1859) Died 28 November 1859, aged 76 Washington Irving was an American writer best known for the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He was also a diplomat and biographer, and is widely regarded as the first American author to achieve international literary fame. He died at his home in Tarrytown, New York.
• 1859 Treaty of Zurich Peace treaty ends the Second Italian War of Independence Austria, France, and Sardinia signed the Treaty of Zurich, formally ending the war and confirming Austria's cession of Lombardy. Venetia remained under Austrian control, leaving Italian unification incomplete. The settlement built on preliminary terms agreed at Villafranca in July.