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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1879 eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician   

Nov 07   Eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter in the year 1879.   

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

Nov 10   In the year 1879 nicholas Vachel Lindsay, US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven)   

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

Nov 14   In the year 1879 geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer   

Nov 15   Lewis Stone, Worcester Mass, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) in the year 1879.   

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

Nov 19   Karel van den Oever, Flemish author/poet (Geuzenstad) in the year 1879.   

Nov 19   National Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter in the year 1879.   

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

Nov 20   Franz Pfemfert, writer in the year 1879.   

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   Battle at Lydenburg S Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Herbert Hamilton Harty, composer in the year 1879.   

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

Dec 05   In the year 1879 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   On this day in history friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland   

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

Dec 13   On this day in history first federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware)   

Dec 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the birth of Paul Klee, Swiss Painter   

Dec 19   Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park in the year 1879.   

Dec 21   On this day in history the birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)   

Jan 01   Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory) was born in the year 1879.   

Jan 01   In the year 1879 birth of ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud)   

Jan 01   William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1879 wF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58   

Jan 16   Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle in the year 1879.   

Jan 23   On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42   

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

Feb 11   Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.   

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