Page 7: Historical Events In 1879

Aug 20   Govt Kappeijne of Coppello steps down.   

Aug 21   Henry Ainley, Leeds England, actor (As You Like It).   

Aug 21   The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly appears to the people of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland.   

Aug 22   Friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82   

Aug 23   Alfreds Kalnins, composer.   

Aug 23   Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo   

Aug 24   Rentaro Taki, composer   

Aug 27   Rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84.   

Aug 28   Battle at Ulundi: Lord Chelmsford beats king Cetshwayo's Zuluz.   

Aug 29   Han Yong-woon, Hongsung County Korea, Zen teacher.   

Aug 30   John B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48   

Aug 31   Joshihito, emperor of Japan (1912-26)   

Aug 31   William Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies   

Sep 06   Neal Rev Dodd, Iowa, actor (You Belong to Me)   

Sep 07   Nachman N "Neddy" Bamberg, Dutch actor (Haddock Mary).   

Sep 08   Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58   

Sep 12   Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter.   

Sep 12   Peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49.   

Sep 14   Margaret Sanger, feminist/nurse/birth control proponent   

Sep 15   Pim Mulier forms "Haarlem Football Club".   

Sep 17   Eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies   

Sep 18   The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the inaugural time.   

Sep 19   Thomas Ray is recorded as becoming youngest to break a world track and field record pole-vaulting 11' 2½" at age 17 years and 198 days.   

Sep 20   Jacobo Conrad, [Coco Lepol/Elias Martinus], Curacaos composer   

Sep 20   U. Grant comes to SF for elaborate extended visit   

Sep 20   US Grants come to SF for elaborate extended visit.   

Sep 23   Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia   

Sep 23   Baldwin steam motors tram inaugural tried in Sydney Australia.   

Sep 25   Luis da Costa, composer.   

Sep 26   Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria, writer (Fairy, Samodiva Fee).   

Sep 27   Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author (Heroic Suite)   

Sep 28   Benjamin Christensen, Viborg Denmark, actor (Barnet, Mockery)   

Sep 28   Nathan C Meeker, US, poet/writer, murdered.   

Sep 28   Sydney Australia inaugurates steam motor tram route   

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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,