Famous Deaths In 1879

Sep 14 In the year 1879 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 Nathan C Meeker, US, poet/writer, murdered died in the year 1879.  

Oct 08 Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian Admiral (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1879 big Snake, brother of Ponca chief Standing Bear, dies  

Nov 05 James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 26 Jean Leonard Marie Poiseuille, dies in the year 1879.  

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Jan 01 Edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1879 birth of william Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon)  

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

Jan 02 In the year 1879 birth of pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands)  

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

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