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Historical Events In 1879
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Jan 25 The Bulgarian National Bank is founded in the year 1879. 
Jan 26 Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans, Flemish (stage)author (Tille) in the year 1879.
Jan 29 In the year 1879 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80
Jan 29 Custer Battlefield National Monument, Mont established on this day in history.
Jan 29 On this day in history custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established
Jan 29 The birth of W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian on this day in history.
Jan 30 French President MacMahon resigns on this day in history.
Feb 01 Sydney Baynes, composer in the year 1879.
Feb 03 Charles Follis, 1st black NFLer (Shelby, Ohio) in the year 1879.
Feb 05 On this day in history edward Rigby, England, actor (Star Look Down, Young & Innocent)
Feb 05 Joseph Swan demonstrates light bulb using carbon glow in the year 1879.
Feb 06 Carl Ramsauer on this day in history.
Feb 08 Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute in the year 1879.
Feb 08 On this day in history sanford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time, by dividing the world into 24 equal time zones, with standard time within each zone
Feb 09 On this day in history carl Natanael Berg, composer
Feb 10 1st electric arc light used (California Theater) in the year 1879.
Feb 10 In the year 1879 first electric arc light used (California Theater)
Feb 10 On this day in history franz Carl Bornschein, composer
Feb 10 Henry Morton Stanley departs to the Congo in the year 1879.
Feb 11 Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.
Feb 11 Jean Gilbert, composer in the year 1879.
Feb 12 On this day in history 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)
Feb 12 On this day in history artificial ice is created in at Madison Square Garden for the first time
Feb 12 In the year 1879 news about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London
Feb 14 In the year 1879 chilean troops occupy Antofagasta
Feb 15 On this day in history congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Ct
Feb 15 In the year 1879 u.S. President Rutherford Hayes signs a bill enabling female lawyers to argue cases before the Supreme Court.
Feb 17 Dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club) in the year 1879.
Feb 18 Arabs capture Egyptian premier Nabar Pasha on this day in history.
Feb 21 In the year 1879 peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69
Feb 22 1st 5 cent & 10 cent store opened by Frank W Woolworth (Utica NY) on this day in history.
Feb 22 Frank W. Woolworth opens his first store in Utica, New York in the year 1879.
Feb 22 In the year 1879 frank Woolworth opens his first 'Woolworths' store in Utica, New York state
Feb 23 Agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind & the Eye) in the year 1879.
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