Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

Jan 09 Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 in the year 1879.  

Jan 13 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history death of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827)  

Jan 22 Anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle in the year 1879.  

Jan 23 In the year 1879 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42  

Jan 29 On this day in history antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80  

Feb 11 On this day in history 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 Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803) died in the year 1879.  

Mar 01 Joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. 1825) died in the year 1879.  

Mar 13 Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 in the year 1879.  

Mar 30 In the year 1879 david van der Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, dies at 74  

Apr 04 In the year 1879 death of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)  

Apr 09 In the year 1879 ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70  

Apr 16 In the year 1879 bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France  

Apr 18 On this day in history anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies  

May 04 William Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

May 15 Gottfried Semper, German architect (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

May 17 On this day in history death of asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805)  

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

May 24 In the year 1879 william Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73  

Jun 02 E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 06 Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1879.  

Jul 16 Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) died in the year 1879.  

Jul 17 On this day in history death of maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856)  

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

Aug 08 Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 In the year 1879 friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82  

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

Aug 30 In the year 1879 john B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48  

Aug 31 William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies in the year 1879.  

Sep 08 Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Sep 12 Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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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 Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29) was born in the year 1879.  

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