1879 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s – 1870s – 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1876 1877 1878 – 1879 – 1880 1881 1882 |
Contents
Events
- Thomas Edison invents the light bulb.
- Rutherford B. Hayes State of the Union Address.
Births
- August 8 – Emiliano Zapata
- November 7– Leon Trotsky, Ukrainian revolutionary and Marxist (d. 1940)
- Albert Einstein, scientist.
- Samuel Goldwyn, movie producer.
- Simon Rodia, creator of the Watts Towers
Deaths
- February 11 – Honoré Daumier, French caricaturist and painter (b. 1808)
- February 23 – Albrecht Graf von Roon, Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1803)
- March 1 – Joachim Heer, Swiss politician (b. 1825)
- March 30 – Thomas Couture, French painter and teacher (b. 1815)
- April 30 – Sarah Josepha Hale, American writer (b. 1788)
- June 1 – Napoleon Eugene, Prince Imperial, son of French Emperor Napoleon III (b. 1856)
- June 27 - Sir John Lawrence, British Indian administrator (b. 1811)
- August 30 – John Bell Hood, America Confederate general (b. 1831)
- November 5 – James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (b. 1831)
- August 11 – George Willison Adams, Ohio abolitionist (b.1799)
Images for kids
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October 22 – Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric light bulb
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