Historical Events In 1879
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory (Okla), humorist in the year 1879.
Nov 05 James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 in the year 1879.
Nov 06 Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day in the year 1879.
Nov 06 On this day in history eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician
Nov 07 In the year 1879 eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter
Nov 08 On this day in history king Baggot I, St Louis MO, director (Tumbleweeds)
Nov 10 Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven) in the year 1879.
Nov 13 In the year 1879 maurice Delage, composer
Nov 14 Geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer on this day in history.
Nov 15 On this day in history lewis Stone, Worcester Mass, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
Nov 17 Gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar in the year 1879.
Nov 19 Karel van den Oever, Flemish author/poet (Geuzenstad) on this day in history.
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 in the year 1879.
Nov 20 Franz Pfemfert, writer on this day in history.
Nov 23 On this day in history andre Caplet, French composer/conductor (Conte Fantastic)
Nov 27 On this day in history adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer
Nov 28 Battle at Lydenburg S Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu on this day in history.
Dec 04 Herbert Hamilton Harty, composer on this day in history.
Dec 05 1st automatic telephone switching system patented in the year 1879.
Dec 05 Daniel and Thomas Connolly and Thomas McTighe received a patent for the first automatic telephone system on this day in history.
Dec 07 On this day in history rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite)
Dec 12 In the year 1879 friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland
Dec 13 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1879.
Dec 13 In the year 1879 first federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware)
Dec 15 Hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.
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 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 In the year 1879 the birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader
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