Famous Deaths In 1879

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

Jan 13 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 in the year 1879.

Jan 16 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827) died in the year 1879.

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

Jan 23 Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1879.

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

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

Feb 21 Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 on this day in history.

Feb 23 Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803) died on this day in history.

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

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

Mar 30 David van der Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, dies at 74 on this day in history.

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

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

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

Apr 18 Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies in the year 1879.

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

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

May 17 In the year 1879 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1879 willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39

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

Aug 03 Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793) died in the year 1879.

Aug 08 In the year 1879 death of immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797)

Aug 22 On this day in history friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82

Aug 27 In the year 1879 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 In the year 1879 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies

Sep 08 Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58 in the year 1879.

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)

Jan 01 Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory) was born in the year 1879.

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces) was born in the year 1879.

Jan 02 In the year 1879 birth of pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands)

Jan 03 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29) was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) was born in the year 1879.