Famous Deaths In 1879

Jan 09 On this day in history don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86

Jan 13 In the year 1879 wF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58

Jan 16 In the year 1879 death of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827)

Jan 22 On this day in history anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle

Jan 23 On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42

Jan 29 In the year 1879 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80

Feb 11 In the year 1879 honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies

Feb 21 In the year 1879 peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69

Feb 23 In the year 1879 death of albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)

Mar 01 In the year 1879 death of joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. 1825)

Mar 13 Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on this day in history.

Mar 30 On this day in history david van der Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, dies at 74

Apr 04 On this day in history death of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)

Apr 09 Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1879.

Apr 16 Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France on this day in history.

Apr 18 Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on this day in history.

May 04 William Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68 in the year 1879.

May 15 In the year 1879 death of gottfried Semper, German architect (b. 1803)

May 17 Asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805) died in the year 1879.

May 21 Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848) died on this day in history.

May 24 William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73 in the year 1879.

Jun 02 In the year 1879 e Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23

Jun 11 Willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39 on this day in history.

Jul 06 On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65

Jul 16 Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) died on this day in history.

Jul 17 Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856) died on this day in history.

Aug 03 In the year 1879 death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)

Aug 08 Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797) died in the year 1879.

Aug 22 Friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.

Aug 27 On this day in history rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84

Aug 30 John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48 in the year 1879.

Aug 31 On this day in history william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies

Sep 08 On this day in history nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58

Sep 12 On this day in history peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49

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Jan 01 Edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India) was born on this day in history.

Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)

Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud)

Jan 01 William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon) was born in the year 1879.

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces)

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands)

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29)

Jan 05 In the year 1879 birth of hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)