Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

Jan 09 In the year 1879 don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86  

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 Anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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 Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1879.  

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 Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history death of arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)  

May 24 On this day in history william Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73  

Jun 02 On this day in history e Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23  

Jun 11 On this day in history willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39  

Jul 06 In the year 1879 henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65  

Jul 16 On this day in history death of edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800)  

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

Aug 03 Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 22 In the year 1879 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 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 Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)  

Jan 01 Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud) was born in the year 1879.  

Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of william Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon)  

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

Jan 02 Pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands) was born on this day in history.  

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

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