Historical Events In 1879

Dec 21   On this day in history theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value)  

Dec 22   On this day in history ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier)  

Dec 24   On this day in history stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer  

Dec 26   On this day in history armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer  

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

Dec 26   In the year 1879 john Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres  

Dec 27   Robert Greig, Australia, actor (Horse Feathers) in the year 1879.  

Dec 27   The birth of Sydney Greenstreet, American actor in the year 1879.  

Dec 28   In the year 1879 north British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot)  

Dec 29   In the year 1879 billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)  

Dec 30   Gilbert & Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres in the year 1879.  

Dec 30   Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst) in the year 1879.  

Dec 31   Cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US) in the year 1879.  

Dec 31   On this day in history edison gives first public demonstration of his incandescent lamp  

Dec 31   The opera "The Pirates of Penzance" is produced (New York NY) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1879 birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)  

Jan 01   Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory) was born in the year 1879.  

Jan 01   In the year 1879 birth of ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud)  

Jan 01   In the year 1879 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 in the year 1879.  

Jan 03   Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29) was born in the year 1879.  

Jan 05   In the year 1879 birth of hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)  

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 in the year 1879.  

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   In the year 1879 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80  

Feb 11   On this day in history honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies  

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