Page 9: Historical Events In 1879
Thursday, 10 July 2025
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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