Page 9: Historical Events In 1879

Nov 04   On this day in history james & John Ritty patent the cash register, to combat stealing by bartenders in their Dayton, Ohio saloon   

Nov 04   On this day in history the birth of Will Rogers, American actor and humorist   

Nov 04   Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory (Okla), humorist on this day in history.   

Nov 05   James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day in the year 1879.   

Nov 06   Eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter   

Nov 08   In the year 1879 king Baggot I, St Louis MO, director (Tumbleweeds)   

Nov 10   Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven) on this day in history.   

Nov 13   On this day in history maurice Delage, composer   

Nov 14   On this day in history geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer   

Nov 15   Lewis Stone, Worcester Mass, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar   

Nov 19   In the year 1879 karel van den Oever, Flemish author/poet (Geuzenstad)   

Nov 19   National Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1879 natl Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter   

Nov 20   On this day in history franz Pfemfert, writer   

Nov 23   Andre Caplet, French composer/conductor (Conte Fantastic) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1879 battle at Lydenburg S Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu   

Dec 04   On this day in history herbert Hamilton Harty, composer   

Dec 05   1st automatic telephone switching system patented in the year 1879.   

Dec 05   On this day in history daniel and Thomas Connolly and Thomas McTighe received a patent for the first automatic telephone system   

Dec 07   On this day in history rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite)   

Dec 12   Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland on this day in history.   

Dec 13   1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1879.   

Dec 13   First federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1879 hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer   

Dec 16   William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail) in the year 1879.   

Dec 18   On this day in history paul Klee, Münchenbuchsee Switzerland, Swiss/German abstract painter (Twittering Machine)   

Dec 18   The birth of Paul Klee, Swiss Painter on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905)   

Dec 20   Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park on this day in history.   

Dec 21   In the year 1879 the birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader   

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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   Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud) was born in the year 1879.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of william Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon)   

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   On this day in history birth of grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29)   

Jan 05   Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) was born in the year 1879.   

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   Anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle in the year 1879.   

Jan 23   In the year 1879 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42   

Jan 29   On this day in history antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80   

Feb 11   Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies in the year 1879.   

Feb 21   Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 in the year 1879.