Famous Deaths In 1879

Jan 09 Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 22 In the year 1879 anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle  

Jan 23 Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 11 Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1879.  

Apr 04 Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

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

Apr 16 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

May 21 In the year 1879 death of arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)  

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

Jun 02 On this day in history 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 Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1879.  

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

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

Aug 22 Friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1879.  

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

Aug 30 On this day in history john B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48  

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 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 in the year 1879.  

Jan 01 Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)