Historical Events In 1879
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
May 25 W Maxwell Aitken lord Beaverbrook, Canada/English banker in the year 1879.
May 27 Lucile Watson, actress (Great Lie, Watch on the Rhine, Let's Dance) on this day in history.
May 28 In the year 1879 milutin Milankovic, Yugoslavian astronomer/meteorologist
May 30 In the year 1879 92°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
May 30 On this day in history 92º F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland OH in May
May 30 Colin Blythe, cricketer (outstanding English slow lefty pre-WW I) on this day in history.
May 30 In the year 1879 gilmore Garden (NYC) renamed Madison Square Garden
May 31 In the year 1879 1st electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition
May 31 On this day in history first electric railway opens at Berlin Trades Exposition
May 31 Madison Square Garden opens its doors on this day in history.
May 31 On this day in history mark Hambourg, composer
Jun 01 Napoleon Eugene, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War in the year 1879.
Jun 02 On this day in history adolf Herckenrath, Flemish playwright/poet (Avondvlam)
Jun 02 In the year 1879 e Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23
Jun 03 In the year 1879 pieter J A Adriani, Dutch tax lawyer
Jun 05 On this day in history 13th Belmont: George Evans aboard Spendthrift wins in 2:42.75
Jun 05 On this day in history adolf Wiklund, composer
Jun 06 L Patrick Abercrombie, English architect in the year 1879.
Jun 07 On this day in history knud J V Rasmussen, Danish pole explorer (Thule)
Jun 09 On this day in history dudley Digges
Jun 10 In the year 1879 benjamin Lambord, composer
Jun 11 Roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager in the year 1879.
Jun 11 Willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39 in the year 1879.
Jun 13 On this day in history a Borrelly discovers asteroid #198 Ampella
Jun 13 In the year 1879 george Gunn, cricketer (elegant English batsman 1907-30)
Jun 16 Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Novel Law) in the year 1879.
Jun 16 On this day in history gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater NYC
Jun 16 Gilbert & Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theatre NYC on this day in history.
Jun 18 W H Richardson, a black inventor, patents the children's carriage on this day in history.
Jun 21 F W Woolworth opens 1st store (failed almost immediately) in the year 1879.
Jun 21 F W Woolworth opens first store (failed almost immediately) on this day in history.
Jun 21 In the year 1879 umberto Brunelleschi, Italian cartoonist/illustrator (Candide)
Jun 23 On this day in history william Ewart Berry, 1st viscount Camrose/English nobleman
Jun 24 On this day in history agrippina J Vaganova, Russian ballet dancer
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