Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

Jan 09 Don joaquin bf espartero: Fieldmarshall/viceroy of navarra,  

Jan 13 Wf hendrik the navigator: Prince of neth/viceroy of lux,  

Jan 16 Octave crémazie: French canadian poet (b. 1827)  

Jan 22 Anthony durnford: British colonel,  

Jan 23 Adolf jensen: Composer,  

Jan 29 Antonia mb antonucci: Italian cardinal/diplomat,  

Feb 11 Honore daumier: Caricaturist/painter,  

Feb 21 Peter p van bosse: Dutch liberal minister of finance,  

Feb 23 Albrecht graf von roon: Prime minister of prussia (b. 1803)  

Mar 01 Joachim heer: Swiss politician (b. 1825)  

Mar 13 Adolf anderssen: German world champ chess (1851..66),  

Mar 30 David van der kellen: Dutch coin engraver,  

Apr 04 Heinrich wilhelm dove: German physicist (b. 1803)  

Apr 09 Ernst friedrich richter: Composer,  

Apr 16 Bernadette: St/(saw virgin mary at lourdes),  

Apr 18 Anthony pannizim: Principal librarian (british museum),  

May 04 William froude: Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (f integer),  

May 15 Gottfried semper: German architect (b. 1803)  

May 17 Asa packer: Railroad magnate and founder of lehigh valley railroad (b. 1805)  

May 21 Arturo prat: Chilean naval officer (b. 1848)  

May 24 William lloyd garrison: Abolitionist (liberator),  

Jun 02 E louis jj napoleon bonaparte: Crown prince,  

Jun 11 Willem: (crown)prince of orange,  

Jul 06 Henry thomas smart: Composer,  

Jul 16 Edward deas thomson: Australian politician (b. 1800)  

Jul 17 Maurycy gottlieb: Ukrainian painter (b. 1856)  

Aug 03 Joseph severn: English painter (b. 1793)  

Aug 08 Immanuel hermann fichte: German philosopher (b. 1797)  

Aug 22 Friedrich august kummer: Composer,  

Aug 27 Rowland hill: Introduced postage stamps,  

Aug 30 John b hood: Confederate general (lost atlanta),  

Aug 31 William barber: 6th us chief engraver (1844-79),  

Sep 08 Nikolay ivanovich zaremba: Composer,  

Sep 12 Peter arnold heise: Composer,  

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Jan 01 Edward m forster: England, novelist (howards end, passage to india)  

Jan 01 Emile argand: Swiss geologist (dekbladen theory)  

Jan 01 Ernest jones: British psychoanalyst (life & work of sigmund freud)  

Jan 01 William fox: Us film pioneer (nickelodeon)  

Jan 02 Johannes l "jan" walch: Dutch literary (grimaces)  

Jan 02 Pieter tesch: Dutch geologist (pedestal of nederlands)  

Jan 03 Grace anna goodhue coolidge: 1st lady (1923-29)  

Jan 05 Hans eppinger: Austrian physician