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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1879 in archaeology involved some significant events The year 1879 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events (unknown Works See also Michael Peter Ancher - Vil han klare pynten The year 1879 in literature involved some significant new books Events Awards Works published Robert Browning, Dramatic Idyls, including "Ivàn Ivànovitch" Stéphane Events December 31 - Gilbert & Sullivan 's The Pirates of Penzance debuts in New York City Engelbert The year 1879 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball The National League agrees that no one else will hire any of five players listed by each club the first Reserve lists Events February events February 10 &ndash The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railway begins freight operations See also 1878 in Australia, other events of 1879, 1880 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1878 in Canada, other events of 1879, 1880 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events 20 April - First of many "monster meetings" of tenant farmers held in Irishtown near Claremorris, County Mayo. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – The term of The Marquess of Normanby See also 1878 in South Africa, other events of 1879, 1880 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative State leaders in 1878 - Events of 1879 - State leaders in 1880 - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - Vasco Guedes de Carvalho e Meneses, Governor-General of Angola ( 1878 - 1880) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1879 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 1.6 Literature 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 References

Events of 1879

January - March

• January 1 - The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC The Greenback is valued the same as Gold for the first time since the Civil War. A United States Note (known popularly in its day as a "greenback" is a fiat paper currency that was issued directly into circulation by the United Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79
• January - The current constitution of The State of California, USA was ratified. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7 California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• January 2 - Fred Spofforth claims the first Hat-trick in test cricket. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth (born in Balmain in the outskirts of Sydney on 9 September 1853, died in Surrey, A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations
• January 11 - Anglo-Zulu War begins. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire.
• January 22 - Zulu troops massacre British troops at the Battle of Isandlwana. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. The Zulu ( IsiZulu: amaZulu) are the largest South African ethnic group of an estimated 10-11 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was the opening major encounter in the Zulu War between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom At Rorke's Drift, outnumbered British soldiers drive the attackers away after hours of fighting. Rorke's Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa, situated near a natural ford (drift on the Buffalo River at.
• February 12 - At New York City's Madison Square Garden the first artificial ice rink in North America opens. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the The City of New York Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. An Ice rink is a frozen body of Water where people can Ice skate or play winter sports
• February 14 - At Antofagasta, Chile: Chilean troops disembark in this port, then Bolivian. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German For the copper-mining company named after the region see Antofagasta plc. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the This is the beginning of the War of the Pacific between Chile and the joint forces of Peru and Bolivia. The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
• February 15 - Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Rutherford Birchard Hayes (October 4 1822 January 17 1893 was an American politician, lawyer, military leader and the nineteenth A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
• February 22 - In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and 10-cent Woolworth stores. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. Franklin Winfield Woolworth ( April 13 1852 &ndash April 8 1919) was the founder of F
• February 27 - The discovery of saccharin is announced. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Saccharin is an Artificial sweetener. The basic substance Benzoic sulfinide, has effectively no Food energy and is about 300 times as sweet as
• March 3 - The United States Geological Survey is created
• March 12 - Anglo-Zulu War: A British force over one-hundred strong is ambushed and destroyed by Zulu forces. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Battle of Intombe (also Intombi or Intombi River Drift) was fought on March 12, 1879, between British and Zulu forces at
• March 13 - Marriage of The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, third son of Queen Victoria, to Princess Louise Marguerite of Prussia. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. The Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert 1 May 1850 &ndash 16 January 1942) was a member of Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia (Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria Agnes later Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn 25 July 1860 – 14 July
• March 28 - Anglo-Zulu War: British forces suffer a defeat at the Battle of Hlobane. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Battle of Hlobane was a battle of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 fought at.
• March 29 - Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. Battle of Kambula took place in 1879, during the Anglo-Zulu War. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Zulu ( IsiZulu: amaZulu) are the largest South African ethnic group of an estimated 10-11 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal

April - June

• April 3
  • The Anti Revolutionary Party is formed in the Netherlands by Abraham Kuyper. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. The Anti Revolutionary Party (in Dutch Anti-Revolutionaire Partij, ARP was a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic Political party Abraham Kuijper ( Maassluis, 29 October 1837 Den Haag, 8 November 1920 generally known as Abraham Kuyper, was a Dutch Politician It is the first political party formed advocating Christian Democracy; in opposition to the secularism of Dutch society, which was following a course in the militant secularism of the French Revolution. Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian (and often specifically Catholic) principles to public policy The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an
  • Anglo-Zulu War: British forces successfully lift the two-month Siege of Eshowe. The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Siege of Eshowe was part of a three-pronged attack on the Zulu Impis of king Cetshwayo at Ulundi.
• April 4 - Sofia becomes the official capital of the Third Bulgarian State. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality The Treaty of San Stefano of March 3, 1878 provided for a self-governing Bulgarian state which comprised the geographical regions of Moesia
• April 21 (San Jacinto Day) - Texas governor Oran M. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) San Jacinto Day is the celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21 1836 Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Roberts authorized the establishment of Sam Houston Normal Institute (today known as Sam Houston State University). Sam Houston State University, (known as SHSU and Sam, for short founded in 1879 is a Public university located in Huntsville, Texas
• April 24 - Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld arrives in Stockholm with the S/S Vega, concluding the world's first circumnavigation of Eurasia. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Baron (Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, also known as A E Nordenskioeld (November 18 1832 Helsinki, Finland &mdash August 12 1901 Dalby Skåne ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the S/S Vega, a Swedish Steamship famous for the expedition of the Finnish-Swedish explorer Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. For the superstate in George Orwell 's novel see Nations of Nineteen Eighty-Four.
• May 14 - The first group of 463 Indian indentured labourers arrive in Fiji abroad the Leonidas. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the The Indian indenture system started from the end of Slavery in 1834 and continued until 1920 when thousands of Indians were Transported to various colonies Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य The Leonidas (Named after king Leonidas I of Sparta) was a labour transport ship that played an important role in the History of Fiji.
• May 26 - Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Treaty of Gandamak officially ended the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The European influence in Afghanistan refers to political social and sometimes Imperialistic influence various European nations have had on this historical development of the
• May 30 - New York City's Gilmores Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following The City of New York Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. This article is about the railroad magnate For his grandson the governor of Rhode Island see William Henry Vanderbilt III.
• June 1 - Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial (Napoléon IV), great-nephew of Napoléon Bonaparte, Bonapartist Pretender to the throne, died in Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War
• June 14 - Sidney Faithorn Green, an Anglican priest in the Church of England, is tried and convicted for using Ritualist practices

July - September

• July 4 - Anglo-Zulu War: The Anglo-Zulu War effectively ends at the Battle of Ulundi. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected This article refers to the son of Napoleon III For the stepson of Napoleon I see Eugène de Beauharnais Biography At the outbreak of the Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. In French political history Bonapartism has two meanings In a strict sense this term refers to people who The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the The Rev Sidney Faithorn Green ( fl 1865 - 1882) was a British Clergyman who during the Ritualist controversies in the Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican this article is on the Anglican church in particular See Orthopraxis for ritualism in general Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Empire. The Battle of Ulundi took place at the Zulu capital of Ulundi on July 4, 1879 and proved to be the decisive battle that finally broke the
• July 19 - Doc Holliday kills for the first time after a man shoots-up Holliday's New Mexico saloon. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. John Henry "Doc" Holliday ( August 14, 1852 &ndash November 8, 1887) was an American dentist New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America.
• August 21 - Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist appeared in Knock to local people. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. A Marian apparition is an event in which the Virgin Mary is believed to have Supernaturally appeared to one or more persons regardless of their religious faith Joseph "of the House of David " ( Hebrew יוֹסֵף also known as Saint Joseph, Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth Saint John the Evangelist (d ca 110 יוחנן " The LORD is merciful" Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew Knock (An Cnoc meaning The Hill – but now more generally known in Irish as Cnoc Mhuire, "Hill of (the Virgin Mary" is a small town in
• September 8 - The Octagon fire claims 12 victims in Dunedin, New Zealand. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of
• September 29 - Meeker Massacre occurred

October - December

• October 7 - Dual Alliance formed by Germany and Austria-Hungary
• October 21 - Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric light bulb (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out). Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Nathanial C Meeker ( July 12, 1817 &ndash September 30, 1879) was a 19th century U Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary was created by treaty on October 7, 1879. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Carbon (kɑɹbən is a Chemical element with the symbol C and its Atomic number is 6 The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general
• December 28 - The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland collapses as a train passed over it, killing 75. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of The Tay Bridge (sometimes unofficially the Tay Rail Bridge) is a Railway Bridge approximately two and a quarter miles (three and a half kilometres Dundee (Dùn Dèagh is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and fully named as Dundee City, one of Scotland's 32 local government council
• December 30 - The Pirates of Penzance is first performed (Paignton, Devon, England). Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W Paignton (ˈpeɪntən is a coastal town in Devon in England. Together with Torquay and Brixham it forms the Unitary authority of Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• December 31 - Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time (Menlo Park, New Jersey). Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general Edison Township (usually known as Edison) is a township in Middlesex County New Jersey, United States.

Undated

• Ferdinand Cheval begins to build his Palais Idéal in France. Ferdinand Cheval (1836 &ndash 19 August 1924 was a French Postman who spent 33 years of his life building Le Palais Idéal (the "Ideal Palace" This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• Fulham F.C. was founded
• Hall effect discovered by Dr. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The Hall effect refers to the Potential difference ( Hall voltage) on the opposite sides of an Electrical conductor through which there is an Electric Edwin Hall. Edwin Herbert Hall ( November 7, 1855 - November 20, 1938) was an American Physicist who discovered the "
• Henrik Ibsen (while living in Italy), publishes his masterpiece, A Doll’s House. "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. A Doll's House (literally translated A Doll's Home, from the original Norwegian title Et dukkehjem) is an 1879 play by the
• Simmons College of Kentucky, a historically black school, is founded. Simmons College of Kentucky, also referred to as Simmons College and Simmons Bible College, is a private, Co-educational College
• Somerville College, Oxford, is founded. Somerville College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first Women's colleges to
• Stefan-Boltzmann law discovered by Jožef Stefan. The Stefan–Boltzmann law, also known as Stefan's law, states that the total Energy radiated per unit surface Area of a Black body in unit Joseph Stefan ( Jožef Stefan) ( March 24, 1835 &ndash January 7, 1893) was a Physicist, Mathematician and
• The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) was formed. The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA is a North American Nonprofit organization devoted to the promotion of public interest in Archaeology,
• Wilhelm Wundt establishes the first psychology research laboratory at the University of Leipzig. Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt ( August 16 1832 - August 31 1920) was a German medical doctor psychologist physiologist and professor This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong

Literature

The following are references to 1879 in literature:

• November - Occult Date of the Archangel Michael overcoming the Dragon^[1]

Births

1879 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1879 MDCCCLXXIX
Ab urbe condita	2632
Armenian calendar	1328 ԹՎ ՌՅԻԸ
Bahá'í calendar	35 – 36
Berber calendar	2829
Buddhist calendar	2423
Burmese calendar	1241
Chinese calendar	4515/4575-12-9 (戊寅年十二月初九日) — to — 4516/4576-11-19 (己卯年十一月十九日)
Coptic calendar	1595 – 1596
Ethiopian calendar	1871 – 1872
Hebrew calendar	5639 – 5640
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1934 – 1935
- Shaka Samvat	1801 – 1802
- Kali Yuga	4980 – 4981
Holocene calendar	11879
Iranian calendar	1257 – 1258
Islamic calendar	1296 – 1297
Japanese calendar	Meiji 12 (明治12年)
Korean calendar	4212
Thai solar calendar	2422
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January - June

• January 1 - E. M. Forster, English writer (d. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Michael (מִיכָאֵל Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; Μιχαήλ Mikhaíl; Michael or Míchaël; ميخائيل Mikhā'īl) is an The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Edward Morgan Forster OM, CH (1 January 1879–7 June 1970 was an English novelist Short story writer Essayist, and Librettist 1970)
• January 3 - Grace Coolidge, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge ( January 3, 1879 – July 8, 1957) was wife of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady of the United First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1957)
• January 10 - Bobby Walker, Scotish footballer (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Robert "Bobby" Walker ( 10 January 1879, in Dalrymple Place Edinburgh – 28 August, 1930 in Edinburgh) 1930)
• January 12 - Ray Harroun, American race car driver (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Ray Harroun ( January 12, 1879 - January 19, 1968) was an American racecar driver 1968)
• January 13 - Melvin Jones, American founder of Lions Clubs International (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Lions Clubs International (LCI is the world's largest Secular service organization with over 44500 clubs and more than 1 1961)
• January 20 - Ruth St. Denis, dancer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Ruth St Denis ( January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an early Modern dance pioneer 1968)
• January 28 - Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Francis-Marie Martinez Picabia ( January 22, 1879 - November 30, 1953) was a well-known painter and poet born of a French mother and 1953)
• February 22 - J. N. Brønsted, Danish chemist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted born in Varde ( February 22, 1879 – December 17, 1947) was a Danish physical chemist 1947)
• February 26 - Frank Bridge, English composer (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Frank Bridge (26 February 1879 &ndash 10 January 1941 was an English Composer. 1941)
• March 8 - Otto Hahn, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Otto Hahn (8 March 1879 &ndash 28 July 1968 was a German Chemist who received the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering Nuclear fission The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1968)
• March 14 - Albert Einstein, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1955)
• March 26 - Othmar Ammann, Swiss-born engineer (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Othmar Hermann Ammann ( March 26 1879 – September 22 1965) was a Swiss-born American Structural engineer whose designs include the 1965)
• March 27 - Edward Steichen, Luxembourgeois-born painter/photographer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Edward Steichen (March 27 1879 – March 25 1973 was an American photographer, painter, and Art gallery and Museum curator born 1973)
• March 30 - Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Coen de Koning ( March 30, 1879 &ndash July 29, 1954) was the second Dutch Speed skating World Champion 1954)
• April 16 - Gala Galaction, Romanian writer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Gala Galaction (IPA /'gala galak'tion/ the Pen name of Grigore or Grigorie Pişculescu; April 16, 1879 &mdash March 8 1961)
• April 20 - Paul Poiret, French couturier (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Paul Poiret ( 20 April 1879, Paris, France - 30 April 1944, Paris was a French Fashion designer. 1944)
• April 26 - Owen Willans Richardson, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Sir Owen Willans Richardson ( April 26, 1879 - February 15, 1959) was a British Physicist, professor at Princeton The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1959)
• April 29 - Sir Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Sir Thomas Beecham 2nd Baronet, CH (29 April 1879 &ndash 8 March 1961 was a British conductor and Impresario. 1961)
• May 6 - Bedřich Hrozny´, Czech orientalist and linguist (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Bedřich (Friedrich Hrozný (ˈbɛdr̝ɪx 1952)
• May 17 - Simon Petlyura, Ukrainian independence fighter (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Symon Vasylyovych Petliura (Симон Васильович Петлюра also known as Simon Petlyura; May 10, 1879 – May 25, 1926)
• May 19
  • Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor, CH, ( May 19, 1879 &ndash May 2, 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament 1964)
  • Viscount Waldorf Astor, British businessman and politician (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Waldorf Astor 2nd Viscount Astor ( 19 May 1879 &ndash 30 September 1952) was a businessman and politician and a member of the prominent 1952)
• May 22 - Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-born stage and film actress (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Alla Nazimova (Алла Назимова born Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon (Мириам Эдес Аделаида Левентон May 22, 1879 1945)
• May 23 - Dezső Lauber, Hungarian sportsman (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Dezső Lauber ( May 23, 1879 &ndash September 5, 1966) was a Hungarian all-round sportsman and architect. 1966)
• May 25 - Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Canadian-born statesman and newspaper publisher (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. William Maxwell "Max" Aitken 1st Baron Beaverbrook Bt 1964)
• June 3 - Raymond Pearl, American biologist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Raymond Pearl ( 3 June 1879 &ndash 17 November 1940) was an American Biologist, regarded as one of the founders of 1940)
• June 10 - Rafael Erich, Prime minister of Finland (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Rafael Waldemar Erich (born June 10 1879 in Turku, died February 19 1946 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician 1946)

July - December

• July 1 - Léon Jouhaux, French labour leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Léon Jouhaux ( July 1, 1879 &mdash April 28, 1954) was a French Trade union leader who received the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1954)
• July 5 - Wanda Landowska, Polish harpsichordist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Wanda Landowska ( Warsaw, July 5, 1879 &ndash Lakeville, Connecticut, August 16, 1959) was a Polish 1959)
• July 22 - Janusz Korczak (pen-name of Henryk Goldszmit), Polish-Jewish childrens author, pediatrician, and child pedagogist (born 1878 or 1879#Births)) (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Janusz Korczak, the Pen name of Henryk Goldszmit ( July 22, 1877 &ndash August 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1942)
• August 8 - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Emiliano Zapata Salazar ( August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1919)
• August 13 - John Ireland, English composer (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. John Nicholson Ireland ( 13 August 1879 &ndash 12 June 1962) was an English composer 1962)
• August 15 - Ethel Barrymore, stage & film actress (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Ethel Barrymore ( August 15, 1879 – June 18, 1959) was an Academy Award -winning American actress and a member of 1959)
• August 21 - Claude Grahame White, British aviation pioneer, (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Claude Grahame White (August 21 1879 – August 19, 1959) was an English pioneer of Aviation, and the first to make a night flight during the Daily 1959)
• August 31 - Emperor Taishō, 123rd Emperor of Japan (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The (31 August 1879 – 25 December 1926 was the 123rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 30 July 1912 until his death The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. 1926)
• September 2 - An Jung-geun, assassin of the Japanese politician, Ito Hirobumi (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Ahn Jung-geun or An Jung-geun ( September 2, 1879 - March 26, 1910) (Baptismal name Thomas) was a Korean independence was a Japanese statesman Resident-General of Korea, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st 5th 7th and 10th and Genrō. 1910)
• September 6 - Joseph Wirth, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Karl Joseph Wirth, known as Joseph Wirth, ( 6 September 1879 &ndash 3 January 1956) was a German Politician The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1956)
• September 14 - Margaret Sanger, American birth control advocate (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Margaret Higgins Sanger ( September 14, 1879 &ndash September 6, 1966) was an American Birth control activist an advocate 1966)
• September 15 - Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Joseph Aloysius Lyons, CH (15 September 1879 &ndash 7 April 1939 Australian politician 1939)
• September 20 - Victor Sjöström, Swedish film actor and director (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. (in the United States sometimes known as Victor Seastrom) ( September 20, 1879 &ndash January 3, 1960) was a Swedish Actor 1960)
• September 25 - Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer, Father of Philippine National Language and Grammar, (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Lope K Santos ( September 25, 1879 – May 1, 1963) was a Tagalog language writer from the Philippines. 1963)
• September 27 - Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Hans Hahn ( September 27, 1879 - July 24, 1934) was an Austrian mathematician who made contributions to Functional analysis 1934)
• October 2 - Wallace Stevens, American poet (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Wallace Stevens ( October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was a major American Modernist Poet. 1955)
• October 3 - Warner Oland, Swedish-born actor (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Warner Oland ( October 3, 1879 &ndash August 6, 1938) was a Swedish actor most remembered for his role as " Charlie 1938)
• October 5 - Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople (Francis Peyton Rous ( October 5, 1879 &ndash February 16, 1970) born in Baltimore Maryland in 1879 and received his B The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1970)
• October 9 - Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Max Theodor Felix von Laue ( October 9, 1879 &ndash April 24, 1960) was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1960)
• October 21 - Joseph Canteloube, French composer and singer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Marie-Joseph Canteloube de Malaret (b Annonay, ( Ardèche) 21 October 1879 – d 1957)
• October 29 - Franz von Papen, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II (29 October 1879 2 May 1969 was a German nobleman Catholic monarchist Politician, General Staff officer and Diplomat 1969)
• November 4 - Will Rogers, American humorist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani This page is about the humorist for others with similar names see William Rogers. 1935)
• November 7 - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij 1940)
• November 10
  • Vachel Lindsay, American poet (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Nicholas Vachel Lindsay ( November 10, 1879 – December 5, 1931) was an American Poet. 1931)
  • Patrick Pearse, Irish patriot (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig Pearse; Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais An Piarsach; 10 November 1879 &ndash 3 May 1916 was a teacher barrister 1916)
• December 12 - Laura Hope Crews, stage & film actress (aunt PittyPat), (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Laura Hope Crews ( San Francisco, December 12, 1879 — November 12, 1942 in New York City) was a Character actress 1942)
• November 26 - Charles W. Goddard, playwright and screenwriter (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Charles William Goddard ( November 26, 1879, in Portland Maine, United States – January 11, 1951, in Miami Florida 1951)
• December 4 - Nagai Kafu, Japanese writer (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. is the pen name of Japanese author, playwright essayist and diarist Nagai Sōkichi (永井 壮吉 1959)
• December 10 - Jouett Shouse, American politician (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Jouett Shouse ( December 10, 1879 - June 2, 1968) was an American lawyer newspaper publisher and politician 1968)
• December 18 - Paul Klee, Swiss artist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the 1940)
• December 28 - Billy Mitchell, U. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of For other people with the same name see Billy Mitchell (disambiguation. S. general and military aviation pioneer (d. 1936)
• December 29 - Florence Mary Taylor, Australia's first female architect (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Florence Mary Taylor CBE (née Parsons ( December 29 1879, Bedminster, England - February 13 1969, 1969)
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  • Joseph Campbell, Northern Irish poet and lyricist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Campbell ( July 15 1879 &ndash June 1944 was an Irish Poet and Lyricist. 1944)
  • Robert Wilson Lynd, Northern Irish essayist and writer (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Wilson Lynd (1879 - 1949 was an Irish writer an urbane literary Essayist and strong Irish nationalist. 1949)
  • Francis "Frank" Mcgee, ice hockey superstar (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis "Frank" Clarence McGee, (1882-11-04 – 1916-09-16 was a legendary Ice hockey player during the early days of hockey for the Ottawa Hockey Club 1916, Battle of the Somme)

Deaths

January - June

• January 8 - Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara (b. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, fought from July to November 1916 was among the largest battles of the First World War Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Don Baldomero Espartero Count of Luchana Duke of the Victoria Prince of Vergara (Don Joaquín Baldomero Fernández Espartero Álvarez de Toro conde de Luchana 1793)
• February 11 - Honoré Daumier, French caricaturist and painter (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Honoré Daumier ( February 26, 1808 &ndash February 10, 1879) was a French Printmaker, Caricaturist, 1808)
• February 23 - Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon ( 30 April 1803 23 February 1879) was a Prussian Soldier and Politician 1803)
• February 25 - Charles Peace, British criminal (executed) (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Charles Peace ( 14 May 1832 &ndash 25 February 1879) was a notorious English Burglar and Murderer from 1832)
• March 1 - Joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Joachim Heer ( September 25, 1825 - March 1, 1879) was a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1875-1878 1825)
• March 2 - John Eberhard Faber, pencil manufacturer (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good John Eberhard Faber (sometimes Johann Eberhard Faber ( December 6, 1822 – March 2, 1879) was born in Stein, Bavaria, 1822)
• March 27
  • Hércules Florence, Brazilian photographer (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Antoine Hercule Romuald Florence (1804– March 27, 1879) was a French-Brazilian painter and Inventor, known as the isolate inventor of Photography 1804)
  • Prince Waldemar of Prussia (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1868)
• March 30 - Thomas Couture, French painter and teacher (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Thomas Couture ( December 21, 1815 &ndash March 30, 1879) was an influential French history painter and teacher 1815)
• April 30 - Sarah Josepha Hale, American author (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24 1788 - April 30 1879 was an American Writer. 1788)
• June 1 - Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, son of French Emperor Napoleon III (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected This article refers to the son of Napoleon III For the stepson of Napoleon I see Eugène de Beauharnais Biography At the outbreak of the Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President 1856)

July - December

• July 19 - Louis Favre, engineer
• August 11 - George Willison Adams, Ohio abolitionist (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Louis Favre ( 26 January 1826 – 19 July 1879) was a Swiss Engineer, remembered as the builder of the Gotthard Rail Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Prospect Place (also known as Trinway Mansion is the 29-room mansion built by abolitionist George Willison Adams just north of Dresden Ohio in 1856 1799)
• August 30 - John Bell Hood, America Confederate general (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and John Bell Hood ( June 1 or June 29, 1831 &ndash August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War 1831)
• September 30 - Francis Gillette, politician (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Francis Gillette ( December 14, 1807 &ndash September 30, 1879) was a politician from Connecticut, USA 1807)
• November 5 - James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 &ndash 5 November 1879 was a Scottish mathematician and theoretical physicist. 1831)
• December 2 - Ferdinand Lindheimer, German-born botanist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer ( May 21, 1801 - December 2, 1879) was a German Texan Botanist who spent his working life on 1801)
• December 7 - Jón Sigurðsson, campaigner for Icelandic independence (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Jón Sigurðsson ( June 17, 1811 &ndash December 7, 1879) was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement. 1811)

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