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 in the year 1879.   

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   On this day in history eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter   

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

Nov 10   On this day in history nicholas Vachel Lindsay, US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven)   

Nov 13   On this day in history maurice Delage, composer   

Nov 14   In the year 1879 geoffrey Turton Shaw, composer   

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

Nov 17   Gerardus H de Haas, socialist vicar on this day in history.   

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

Nov 19   In the year 1879 national Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter   

Nov 19   In the year 1879 natl Assoc of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter   

Nov 20   In the year 1879 franz Pfemfert, writer   

Nov 23   Andre Caplet, French composer/conductor (Conte Fantastic) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer in the year 1879.   

Nov 28   Battle at Lydenburg S Africa: Gen Wolseley beats Sekhukhenes Pedi-Zulu in the year 1879.   

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

Dec 05   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Dec 12   On this day in history friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland   

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

Dec 13   First federal fish hatching steamer launched (Wilmington Delaware) on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1879 hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer   

Dec 16   William Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail) in the year 1879.   

Dec 18   Paul Klee, Münchenbuchsee Switzerland, Swiss/German abstract painter (Twittering Machine) on this day in history.   

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   Tom Edison privately demonstrated incandescent light at Menlo Park on this day in history.   

Dec 21   The birth of Joseph Stalin, Russian revolutionary leader in the year 1879.   

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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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands) was born in the year 1879.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29)   

Jan 05   In the year 1879 birth of hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)   

Jan 09   Don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1879 adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42   

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

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