Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

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

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

Jan 16 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 11 On this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

Feb 21 Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 in the year 1879.  

Feb 23 On this day in history death of albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)  

Mar 01 In the year 1879 death of joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. 1825)  

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

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

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 On this day in history bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France  

Apr 18 In the year 1879 anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies  

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 Asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805) died in the year 1879.  

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

May 24 William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65  

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 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1879.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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