Page 9: Historical Events In 1879

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

Nov 04   The birth of Will Rogers, American actor and humorist in the year 1879.   

Nov 04   In the year 1879 will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory (Okla), humorist   

Nov 05   In the year 1879 james Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48   

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   On this day in history nicholas Vachel Lindsay, US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven)   

Nov 13   Maurice Delage, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 14   Geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer in the year 1879.   

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   On this day in history karel van den Oever, Flemish author/poet (Geuzenstad)   

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

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

Nov 20   Franz Pfemfert, writer on this day in history.   

Nov 23   In the year 1879 andre Caplet, French composer/conductor (Conte Fantastic)   

Nov 27   Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer in the year 1879.   

Nov 28   On this day in history 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   Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite) in the year 1879.   

Dec 12   In the year 1879 friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland   

Dec 13   1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Paul Klee, Münchenbuchsee Switzerland, Swiss/German abstract painter (Twittering Machine) in the year 1879.   

Dec 18   On this day in history the birth of Paul Klee, Swiss Painter   

Dec 19   In the year 1879 beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905)   

Dec 20   On this day in history tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park   

Dec 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1879.   

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

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   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   Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 in the year 1879.   

Jan 13   On this day in history wF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58   

Jan 16   In the year 1879 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 in the year 1879.   

Jan 29   Antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80 in the year 1879.   

Feb 11   In the year 1879 honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies   

Feb 21   In the year 1879 peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69