Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1879

Sep 14 Bernhard von cotta: German geologist (b. 1808)  

Sep 17 Eugene emmanuel violletle-duc: Gothic archetect,  

Sep 28 Nathan c meeker: Us, poet/writer, murdered  

Oct 08 Miguel grau seminario: Peruvian admiral (b. 1834)  

Oct 14 F kornberger: Writer,  

Oct 28 Marie roch louis reybaud: French writer (b. 1799)  

Oct 31 Big snake: Brother of ponca chief standing bear,  

Nov 05 James clerk maxwell: Scotish physicist (speed of light),  

Dec 06 Erastus brigham bigelow: American industrialist (b. 1814)  

Dec 26 Jean leonard marie poiseuille:  

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Jan 01 Edward m forster: England, novelist (howards end, passage to india)  

Jan 01 Emile argand: Swiss geologist (dekbladen theory)  

Jan 01 Ernest jones: British psychoanalyst (life & work of sigmund freud)  

Jan 01 William fox: Us film pioneer (nickelodeon)  

Jan 02 Johannes l "jan" walch: Dutch literary (grimaces)  

Jan 02 Pieter tesch: Dutch geologist (pedestal of nederlands)  

Jan 03 Grace anna goodhue coolidge: 1st lady (1923-29)  

Jan 05 Hans eppinger: Austrian physician