Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

Sep 14 Bernhard von Cotta, German geologist (b. 1808) died in the year 1879.  

Sep 17 Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies in the year 1879.  

Sep 28 In the year 1879 death of nathan C Meeker, US, poet/writer, murdered  

Oct 08 In the year 1879 death of miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian Admiral (b. 1834)  

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

Oct 28 On this day in history death of marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. 1799)  

Oct 31 Big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 05 On this day in history james Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48  

Dec 06 In the year 1879 death of erastus Brigham Bigelow, American industrialist (b. 1814)  

Dec 26 In the year 1879 jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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)