Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

Sep 14 On this day in history death of bernhard von Cotta, German geologist (b. 1808)  

Sep 17 In the year 1879 eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies  

Sep 28 Nathan C Meeker, US, poet/writer, murdered died in the year 1879.  

Oct 08 Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian Admiral (b. 1834) died in the year 1879.  

Oct 14 On this day in history f Kornberger, writer, dies at 58  

Oct 28 Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. 1799) died on this day in history.  

Oct 31 Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies in the year 1879.  

Nov 05 James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Dec 06 Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American industrialist (b. 1814) died in the year 1879.  

Dec 26 Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies in the year 1879.  

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Jan 01 Edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India) was born in the year 1879.  

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 William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon) was born in the year 1879.  

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 in the year 1879.  

Jan 03 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29) was born on this day in history.  

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