Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

Sep 14 Bernhard von Cotta, German geologist (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies on this day in history.  

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

Oct 08 On this day in history death of miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian Admiral (b. 1834)  

Oct 14 F Kornberger, writer, dies at 58 in the year 1879.  

Oct 28 In the year 1879 death of marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. 1799)  

Oct 31 In the year 1879 big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies  

Nov 05 In the year 1879 james Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48  

Dec 06 Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American industrialist (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Dec 26 On this day in history jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies  

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Jan 01 In the year 1879 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 William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1879.  

Jan 05 Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.