Famous Deaths In 1879

Sep 14 On this day in history death of bernhard von Cotta, German geologist (b. 1808)  

Sep 17 On this day in history eugene Emmanuel Violletle-Duc, gothic archetect, dies  

Sep 28 In the year 1879 death of nathan C Meeker, US, poet/writer, murdered  

Oct 08 Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian Admiral (b. 1834) died in the year 1879.  

Oct 14 F Kornberger, writer, dies at 58 in the year 1879.  

Oct 28 Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. 1799) died in the year 1879.  

Oct 31 On this day in history big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies  

Nov 05 James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 in the year 1879.  

Dec 06 Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American industrialist (b. 1814) died in the year 1879.  

Dec 26 Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies on this day in history.  

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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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01 William Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon) was born in the year 1879.  

Jan 02 Johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.