Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

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

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

Jan 16 In the year 1879 death of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827)  

Jan 22 In the year 1879 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 Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies in the year 1879.  

Feb 21 Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Feb 23 In the year 1879 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 In the year 1879 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 In the year 1879 death of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)  

Apr 09 On this day in history ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70  

Apr 16 Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies on this day in history.  

May 04 In the year 1879 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 In the year 1879 death of asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805)  

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 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 Henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1879.  

Jul 16 Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) died in the year 1879.  

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

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

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

Aug 22 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)  

Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)  

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

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1879 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 In the year 1879 birth of hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)