Page 10: Historical Events In 1879

Dec 22   Ralph Hawtrey, Buckinghamshire England, economist (multiplier)   

Dec 24   Stanislav Pylypovych Lyudkevych, composer   

Dec 26   Armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer.   

Dec 26   Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies.   

Dec 26   John Brahms' "Tragic Ouverture," premieres.   

Dec 27   Robert Greig, Australia, actor (Horse Feathers).   

Dec 27   Sydney Greenstreet, American actor is born   

Dec 28   North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot).   

Dec 29   Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen (WW I)   

Dec 30   Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres   

Dec 30   Sri Ramana Maharshi, Hindu philosopher/yogi (Maharshi Research Inst)   

Dec 31   Cornerstone laid for Iolani Palace (only royal palace in US)   

Dec 31   Edison gives inaugural public demonstration of his incandescent lamp   

Dec 31   The opera "The Pirates of Penzance" is produced (New York NY)   

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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    

Jan 09   Don joaquin bf espartero: Fieldmarshall/viceroy of navarra,    

Jan 13   Wf hendrik the navigator: Prince of neth/viceroy of lux,   

Jan 16   Octave crémazie: French canadian poet (b. 1827)   

Jan 22   Anthony durnford: British colonel,   

Jan 23   Adolf jensen: Composer,    

Jan 29   Antonia mb antonucci: Italian cardinal/diplomat,   

Feb 11   Honore daumier: Caricaturist/painter,   

Feb 21   Peter p van bosse: Dutch liberal minister of finance,