Page 9: Historical Events In 1879

Nov 04   In the year 1879 james & John Ritty patent the cash register, to combat stealing by bartenders in their Dayton, Ohio saloon   

Nov 04   In the year 1879 the birth of Will Rogers, American actor and humorist   

Nov 04   Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory (Okla), humorist in the year 1879.   

Nov 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1879.   

Nov 07   In the year 1879 eugeen Yoors, Flemish etcher/glass painter   

Nov 08   King Baggot I, St Louis MO, director (Tumbleweeds) in the year 1879.   

Nov 10   Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, US, poet (Gen William Booth enters Heaven) in the year 1879.   

Nov 13   Maurice Delage, composer in the year 1879.   

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

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

Nov 27   Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer on this day in history.   

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   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) in the year 1879.   

Dec 12   In the year 1879 friedrich Christiansen, nazi commander Wehrmacht Netherland   

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

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

Dec 15   Hugo W C Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history william Duncan, Scotland, actor (Thunder Trail)   

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   On this day in history 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 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 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   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 in the year 1879.   

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   WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 in the year 1879.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80   

Feb 11   Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69