Famous Deaths In 1879

Jan 09 Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 in the year 1879.  

Jan 13 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 in the year 1879.  

Jan 16 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827) died in the year 1879.  

Jan 22 In the year 1879 anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle  

Jan 23 Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1879.  

Jan 29 In the year 1879 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80  

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

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

Feb 23 In the year 1879 death of albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)  

Mar 01 In the year 1879 death of joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. 1825)  

Mar 13 Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Mar 30 On this day in history david van der Kellen, Dutch coin engraver, dies at 74  

Apr 04 In the year 1879 death of heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (b. 1803)  

Apr 09 Ernst Friedrich Richter, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1879.  

Apr 16 Bernadette, st/(saw Virgin Mary at Lourdes), dies in Nevers France in the year 1879.  

Apr 18 On this day in history anthony Pannizim, principal librarian (British Museum), dies  

May 04 In the year 1879 william Froude, Brit civil eng/shipbuilder (F Integer), dies at 68  

May 15 In the year 1879 death of gottfried Semper, German architect (b. 1803)  

May 17 Asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh Valley Railroad (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

May 21 Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848) died in the year 1879.  

May 24 On this day in history william Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist (Liberator), dies at 73  

Jun 02 E Louis JJ Napoleon Bonaparte, crown prince, dies in battle at 23 on this day in history.  

Jun 11 In the year 1879 willem, (crown)prince of Orange, dies of bronchitis or murder at 39  

Jul 06 On this day in history henry Thomas Smart, composer, dies at 65  

Jul 16 Edward Deas Thomson, Australian politician (b. 1800) died on this day in history.  

Jul 17 On this day in history death of maurycy Gottlieb, Ukrainian painter (b. 1856)  

Aug 03 In the year 1879 death of joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)  

Aug 08 In the year 1879 death of immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797)  

Aug 22 Friedrich August Kummer, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1879.  

Aug 27 In the year 1879 rowland Hill, introduced postage stamps, dies at 84  

Aug 30 In the year 1879 john B Hood, confederate general (lost Atlanta), dies at 48  

Aug 31 In the year 1879 william Barber, 6th US chief engraver (1844-79), dies  

Sep 08 On this day in history nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer, dies at 58  

Sep 12 On this day in history peter Arnold Heise, composer, dies at 49  

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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 On this day in history birth of pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands)  

Jan 03 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29) was born in the year 1879.  

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