Famous Deaths 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 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 In the year 1879 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42

Jan 29 In the year 1879 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80

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 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 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 on this day in history.

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

Apr 09 In the year 1879 ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70

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 In the year 1879 william Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68

May 15 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1879 willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39

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

Jul 16 Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) died on this day in history.

Jul 17 On this day in history death of maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856)

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

Aug 27 Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84 on this day in history.

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

Aug 31 In the year 1879 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies

Sep 08 Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.

Sep 12 Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.

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Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)

Jan 01 Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory) was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 01 In the year 1879 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 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)