Page 9: Historical Events In 1879

Nov 04   Will Rogers, American actor and humorist is born.   

Nov 04   Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory (Okla), humorist   

Nov 05   James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48   

Nov 06   Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day.   

Nov 06   Eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician   

Nov 07   Eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter   

Nov 08   King Baggot I, St Louis MO, director (Tumbleweeds)   

Nov 10   Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven)   

Nov 13   Maurice Delage, composer.   

Nov 14   Geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer   

Nov 15   Lewis Stone, Worcester Mass, actor (Prisoner of Zenda).   

Nov 17   Gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar.   

Nov 19   Karel van den Oever, Flemish author/poet (Geuzenstad).   

Nov 19   National Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter   

Nov 19   Natl Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter   

Nov 20   Franz Pfemfert, writer.   

Nov 23   Andre Caplet, French composer/conductor (Conte Fantastic)   

Nov 27   Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer   

Nov 28   Battle at Lydenburg S Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu.   

Dec 04   Herbert Hamilton Harty, composer   

Dec 05   1st automatic telephone switching system patented.   

Dec 05   Daniel and Thomas Connolly and Thomas McTighe received a patent for the inaugural automatic telephone system   

Dec 07   Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite).   

Dec 12   Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland.   

Dec 13   1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware).   

Dec 13   inaugural federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware).   

Dec 15   Hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer   

Dec 16   William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail).   

Dec 18   Paul Klee, Münchenbuchsee Switzerland, Swiss/German abstract painter (Twittering Machine).   

Dec 18   Paul Klee, Swiss Painter is born   

Dec 19   Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905).   

Dec 20   Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park.   

Dec 21   Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader is born.   

Dec 21   Theodore Limperg, business economist (substitute value).   

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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,