Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)  

Mar 01 Joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 04 Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803) died in the year 1879.  

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

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

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 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 in the year 1879.  

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

Jul 16 In the year 1879 death of edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800)  

Jul 17 Maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856) died in the year 1879.  

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

Aug 08 On this day in history death of immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797)  

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

Aug 27 Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 in the year 1879.  

Aug 30 John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08 In the year 1879 nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58  

Sep 12 In the year 1879 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 in the year 1879.  

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

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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of william Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon)  

Jan 02 In the year 1879 birth of johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces)  

Jan 02 Pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands) was born in the year 1879.  

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

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