Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1879. 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting...
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legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1878 and 1879, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative...
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The Irish famine of 1879 was the last main Irish famine. Unlike the earlier Great Famines of 1740–1741 and 1845–1852, the 1879 famine (sometimes called...
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between Germany and Austria-Hungary, which was created by treaty on October 7, 1879, as part of Germany's Otto von Bismarck's system of alliances to prevent...
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world. National League: Providence Grays National Association: Albany Blue Stockings...
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Lake View and Collamer Railroad (redirect from Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad (1879–86))
railroad ran north-east to Euclid, parallel to Euclid Avenue. In August 1879 the Lake View and Collamer Railroad was sold at foreclosure sale and then...
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Rampa rebellion of 1879 (also known as the First Rampa rebellion to distinguish it from the Rampa Rebellion of 1922-24) was an insurrection by the hill...
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1870s in film (redirect from 1879 in film)
strips. In the United States, the McLoughlin Bros. from New York released in 1879 a simplified (and unauthorized) copy of Reynaud's invention under the name...
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list of shipwrecks in February 1879 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during February 1879. "Shipping Intelligence". Glasgow...
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Siemens locomotive of 1879 was the first electric passenger train. It was first presented at the Berlin Trade Exhibition 1879 by Werner von Siemens and...
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Will Rogers (redirect from Rogers, Will, 1879-1935)
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born...
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FC St. Gallen (redirect from FC St. Gallen 1879)
Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen...
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The 1879–80 Football Association Challenge Cup was the ninth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Fifty-four teams entered, eleven...
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1879 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships College championship College football national championship...
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Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1879. Major excavation at Babylon, conducted by Hormuzd Rassam on behalf of the British Museum...
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Anglo-Zulu War (redirect from South Africa 1879)
The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two famous battles of the war were the Zulu victory at Isandlwana...
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Rhyl 1879 (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl 1879) is a Welsh football club based in Rhyl in Denbighshire, Wales. The team currently play in the Ardal NW League...
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Sydney Riot of 1879 was an instance of civil disorder that occurred at an early international cricket match. It took place on 8 February 1879 at what is now...
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Maria Teresa of Savoy (redirect from Maria Teresa of Savoy (1803–1879))
(Maria Teresa Fernanda Felicitas Gaetana Pia; 19 September 1803 – 16 July 1879) was Duchess consort of Parma and Piacenza by marriage to Charles II, Duke...
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This article is about music-related events in 1879. 1879 in Norwegian music January 1 – The Violin Concerto of Johannes Brahms is premiered in Leipzig...
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The year 1879 in architecture involved some significant events. Autumn – Proposals to reconstruct the west front of St Mark's Basilica in Venice are criticised...
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Second Anglo-Afghan War (redirect from Afghanistan 1879–80)
immediately sued for peace and the Treaty of Gandamak was then signed on 26 May 1879. The British sent an envoy and mission led by Sir Louis Cavagnari to Kabul...
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article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1879. January 1 – Benjamin Henry Blackwell opens the first Blackwell's bookshop...
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John Hall (New Zealand politician) (redirect from Hall Ministry, 1879–1882)
New Zealand politician who served as the 12th premier of New Zealand from 1879 to 1882. He was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, the third son of George...
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original text related to this article: Acts of Parliament, 1879 Events from the year 1879 in Canada. Monarch – Victoria Governor General – John Campbell...
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of Prussia (Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar; 10 February 1868 – 27 March 1879) was the sixth child and youngest son of the German Crown Prince and Crown...
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Norfolk and Western Railroad, in the United States. They were built from 1879 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works, in Pennsylvania, and they were retired in...
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La Esmeralda 1879 is a 2010 Chilean film about the naval Battle of Iquique, which took place on May 21, 1879 in the harbor of this coastal town in the...
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the Netherlands (Dutch: Willem Frederik Hendrik; 13 June 1820 – 13 January 1879) was the third son of King William II of the Netherlands and his wife, Grand...
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