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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world. National League: Providence Grays National Association: Albany Blue Stockings...

1879 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships College championship College football national championship...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Anglo-Zulu War was fought in present-day South Africa from January to early July 1879 between forces of the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Two famous battles...

William Lloyd Garrison (December 10, 1805 – May 24, 1879) was an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known for his widely...

original text related to this article: Acts of Parliament, 1879 Events from the year 1879 in Canada. Monarch – Victoria Governor General – John Campbell...

article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1879. January 1 – Benjamin Henry Blackwell opens the first Blackwell's bookshop...

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...

William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born...

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...

Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. The trends of the previous decade continued into this one, as new empires...

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...

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...

1879 Broederstroom, provisional designation 1935 UN, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers...

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1879. Major excavation at Babylon, conducted by Hormuzd Rassam on behalf of the British Museum...

Builder Unknown Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Completed 1879 Fate Wrecked 1898/05 Newcastle, New South Wales to New Zealand General characteristics...

Events from the year 1879 in the United States. President: Rutherford B. Hayes (R-Ohio) Vice President: William A. Wheeler (R-New York) Chief Justice:...

(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...

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...

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...

The 1879 California gubernatorial election was held on September 3, 1879, to elect the governor of California. George Clement Perkins won a plurality of...

Events from the year 1879 in art. April 10 – May 11 – Fourth Impressionist exhibition in Paris, arranged by Gustave Caillebotte at 28 avenue de l'Opéra...