Page 2: Historical Events In 1879

Jan 25   On this day in history the Bulgarian National Bank is founded.   

Jan 26   Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans, Flemish (stage)author (Tille) on this day in history.   

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   Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1879 the birth of W.C Fields, Stage and film comedian   

Jan 30   In the year 1879 french President MacMahon resigns   

Feb 01   Sydney Baynes, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history charles Follis, 1st black NFLer (Shelby, Ohio)   

Feb 05   Edward Rigby, England, actor (Star Look Down, Young & Innocent) in the year 1879.   

Feb 05   Joseph Swan demonstrates light bulb using carbon glow in the year 1879.   

Feb 06   On this day in history carl Ramsauer   

Feb 08   Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1879 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   Carl Natanael Berg, composer in the year 1879.   

Feb 10   1st electric arc light used (California Theater) in the year 1879.   

Feb 10   On this day in history first electric arc light used (California Theater)   

Feb 10   Franz Carl Bornschein, composer in the year 1879.   

Feb 10   Henry Morton Stanley departs to the Congo on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Jean Gilbert, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1879 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Sq Garden, NYC)   

Feb 12   Artificial ice is created in at Madison Square Garden for the first time in the year 1879.   

Feb 12   News about slaughtering of Isandlwana reaches London on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1879 chilean troops occupy Antofagasta   

Feb 15   Congress authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Ct in the year 1879.   

Feb 15   U.S. President Rutherford Hayes signs a bill enabling female lawyers to argue cases before the Supreme Court in the year 1879.   

Feb 17   In the year 1879 dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club)   

Feb 18   Arabs capture Egyptian premier Nabar Pasha in the year 1879.   

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) in the year 1879.   

Feb 22   On this day in history frank W. Woolworth opens his first store in Utica, New York.   

Feb 22   In the year 1879 frank Woolworth opens his first 'Woolworths' store in Utica, New York state   

Feb 23   In the year 1879 agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind & the Eye)   

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Jan 01   Edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)   

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

Jan 01   William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces) was born in the year 1879.   

Jan 02   In the year 1879 birth of pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands)   

Jan 03   In the year 1879 birth of grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29)   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1879 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 in the year 1879.   

Jan 16   On this day in history death of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827)   

Jan 22   On this day in history anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle   

Jan 23   Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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