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

Nov 06   In the year 1879 canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day   

Nov 06   Eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter on this day in history.   

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   Maurice Delage, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer   

Nov 15   Lewis Stone, Worcester Mass, actor (Prisoner of Zenda) on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1879 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1879 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 in the year 1879.   

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

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   Friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland on this day in history.   

Dec 13   In the year 1879 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware)   

Dec 13   First federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware) in the year 1879.   

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   In the year 1879 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   In the year 1879 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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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)   

Jan 01   In the year 1879 birth of emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud)   

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

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

Jan 02   Pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)   

Jan 09   In the year 1879 don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86   

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

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

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

Jan 23   Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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