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

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

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

Feb 11 In the year 1879 honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

Feb 21 In the year 1879 peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69  

Feb 23 Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803) died on this day in history.  

Mar 01 On this day in history death of joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. 1825)  

Mar 13 Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 in the year 1879.  

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

Apr 04 In the year 1879 death of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)  

Apr 09 Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1879.  

Apr 16 In the year 1879 bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France  

Apr 18 Anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies in the year 1879.  

May 04 William Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 03 On this day in history death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)  

Aug 08 Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Aug 27 In the year 1879 rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84  

Aug 30 On this day in history john B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48  

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

Sep 08 On this day in history nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58  

Sep 12 Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1879.  

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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 Pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1879 birth of grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29)  

Jan 05 Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) was born in the year 1879.