Page 2: Historical Events In 1879

Jan 25   The Bulgarian National Bank is founded   

Jan 26   Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans, Flemish (stage)author (Tille).   

Jan 29   Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80   

Jan 29   Custer Battlefield National Monument, Mont established   

Jan 29   Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established   

Jan 29   W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian is born.   

Jan 30   French President MacMahon steps down.   

Feb 01   Sydney Baynes, composer.   

Feb 03   Charles Follis, 1st black NFLer (Shelby, Ohio)   

Feb 05   Edward Rigby, England, actor (Star Look Down, Young and Innocent)   

Feb 05   Joseph Swan demonstrates light bulb using carbon glow   

Feb 06   Carl Ramsauer.   

Feb 08   Sandford Fleming inaugural proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.   

Feb 08   Sanford Fleming inaugural proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time, by dividing the world into 24 equal time zones, with standard time within each zone   

Feb 09   Carl Natanael Berg, composer.   

Feb 10   1st electric arc light used (California Theater).   

Feb 10   Franz Carl Bornschein, composer   

Feb 10   Henry Morton Stanley departs to the Congo.   

Feb 10   inaugural electric arc light used (California Theater)   

Feb 11   Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies.   

Feb 11   Jean Gilbert, composer.   

Feb 12   1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)   

Feb 12   Artificial ice is created in at Madison Square Garden for the inaugural time   

Feb 12   News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London   

Feb 14   Chilean troops occupy Antofagasta.   

Feb 15   Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Ct.   

Feb 15   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)   

Feb 18   Arabs capture Egyptian premier Nabar Pasha.   

Feb 21   Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69.   

Feb 22   1st 5 cent and 10 cent store opened by Frank W Woolworth (Utica NY)   

Feb 22   Frank W. Woolworth opens his inaugural store in Utica, New York.   

Feb 22   Frank Woolworth opens his inaugural 'Woolworths' store in Utica, New York state.   

Feb 23   Agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind and the Eye).   

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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,