Famous People Who Died In 1879
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1879. This list includes people like Bernadette Soubirous, William Lloyd Garrison, Begum Hazrat Mahal, John Bell Hood, James Maxwell and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include military leaders, soldiers, mathematicians and political leaders who died in 1879. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany and many more countries.
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James Maxwell(Scottish Mathematician and Scientist Who Gave the Classical Theory of Electromagnetic Radiation)
Birthdate: June 13, 1831
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: November 5
Scottish physicist James Maxwell’s contributions included the formulation of the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation and the production of the first light-fast color photograph. His Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution explored the kinetic theory of gases. He has also written poems and was an Elder of the Church of Scotland.
Birthdate: December 10, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 24
William Lloyd Garrison was an American journalist, abolitionist, social reformer, and suffragist. He is best remembered for founding The Liberator, an anti-slavery newspaper, which was published from 1831 to 1865. He also co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society which helped fight slavery in the United States. In the 1870s, William Lloyd Garrison was an important figure in the women's suffrage movement.
Birthdate: June 1, 1831
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Owingsville, Kentucky, United States
Died: August 30
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Angelina Grimke(American Political Activist, Abolitionist, and Women's Rights Advocate)
Birthdate: February 20, 1805
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Died: October 26
Angelina Grimke was an American political activist, abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and promoter of the women's suffrage movement. She is best remembered for the anti-slavery speech which she gave outside Pennsylvania Hall in May 1838. One of her letters regarding anti-slavery was published by William Lloyd Garrison in his newspaper The Liberator in 1835.
Birthdate: 1820 AD
Birthplace: Faizabad
Died: April 7
Also known as Begum of Awadh, Begum Hazrat Mahal was the second wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. She is remembered for rebelling against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Following her husband’s exile, she took over affairs in the state of Awadh. However, she was forced by the British to abandon Awadh.
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Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
(Architect)
Birthdate: January 27, 1814
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 17
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc was a French architect and author. He is credited with restoring prominent medieval landmarks in France, including iconic buildings which had been damaged during the French Revolution. He restored Notre-Dame de Paris and the Basilica of Saint-Denis, among others. He is regarded as the first theorist of modern architecture and wrote extensively on the subject.
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Joseph Hooker
(Officer, Soldier)
Birthdate: November 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Died: October 31
Birthdate: January 7, 1844
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lourdes, France
Died: April 16
Bernadette Soubirous grew up amidst poverty, which contributed to her ill health and her stunted frame of just over 4 feet. At 14, she had visions of the Virgin Mary, which led to the formation of the Marian shrine of Lourdes. She was declared a saint by Pope Pius XI.
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Julia Margaret Cameron
(Photographer)
Birthdate: June 11, 1815
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kolkata
Died: January 26
Julia Margaret Cameron was a British photographer best remembered for her close-up portraits of popular Victorian men. Widely regarded as one of the 19th century's most important portraitists, Cameron is credited with capturing the beauty and innocence of children, women, and men. Julia Margaret Cameron is also credited with popularizing the close-ups in photography.
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Sarah Josepha Hale
(American author)
Birthdate: October 24, 1788
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newport, New Hampshire, United States
Died: April 30
Birthdate: December 3, 1799
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: November 8
12
Camille Doncieux
(French Painter, Model and First Wife of Painter Claude Monet)
Birthdate: January 15, 1847
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: September 5
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Napoleon, Prince Imperial
(Prince)
Birthdate: March 16, 1856
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, French Empire
Died: June 1
14
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
(French Bookseller, Printer, and Inventor)
Birthdate: April 25, 1817
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: April 26
15
Miguel Grau Seminario
(Peruvian Naval Officer Who Played an Important Role in the Battle of Angamos)
Birthdate: July 27, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paita, Peru
Died: October 8
Miguel Grau Seminario was a Peruvian naval officer best remembered for his role in the Battle of Angamos, which was part of the War of the Pacific. Nicknamed Gentleman of the Seas, Miguel Grau Seminario is also remembered for his chivalrous and kind treatment of defeated enemies.
Birthdate: July 29, 1797
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carmel Hamlet, New York, United States
Died: September 18
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William Kingdon Clifford
(Mathematician)
Birthdate: May 4, 1845
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Exeter, England
Died: March 3
18
August Bournonville
(Ballet Master)
Birthdate: August 21, 1805
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 30
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Thomas Couture
(Fine art artist)
Birthdate: December 21, 1815
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Senlis, France
Died: March 30
20
Zachariah Chandler
(Politician)
Birthdate: December 10, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bedford, New Hampshire, United States
Died: November 1
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Gottfried Semper
(Architect)
Birthdate: November 29, 1803
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Altona, Hamburg, Germany
Died: May 15
Birthdate: September 6, 1813
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: County Donegal, Ireland
Died: May 5
23
Jón Sigurdsson
(Political Leader)
Birthdate: June 17, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Iceland
Died: December 7
24
Prince Waldemar of Prussia
(Prince)
Birthdate: February 10, 1868
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 27
25
William Fothergill Cooke
(Inventor)
Birthdate: May 4, 1806
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ealing,London, England
Died: June 25
26
Henry Charles Carey
(Economist)
Birthdate: December 15, 1793
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 13
27
Claude-Étienne Minié
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: February 13, 1804
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 14
28
Baldomero Espartero, prince de Vergara
(Spanish Statesman and Marshal)
Birthdate: February 27, 1793
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Granátula, Spain
Died: January 8
Birthdate: May 3, 1814
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone
Died: May 3
30
Henry Sewell
(Former Prime Minister of New Zealand (7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856))
Birthdate: September 7, 1807
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newport, England
Died: May 14
British colonizer Henry Sewell initially followed in his father’s footsteps to become a solicitor and joined his father’s law firm. He later joined the Canterbury Association and participated in the colonization of New Zealand, becoming the country’s first premier. He had also been an attorney general and a minister of justice.
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Karl Friedrich Mohr
(Chemist)
Birthdate: November 4, 1806
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: September 28
32
William, Prince of Orange
(Prince)
Birthdate: September 4, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
Died: June 11
Birthdate: October 5, 1807
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Died: July 28
Birthdate: September 8, 1815
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chavannes-les-Forts, Switzerland
Died: June 27
35
Cornelia Connelly
(Religious Leader)
Birthdate: January 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 18
36
Jakob Stämpfli
(Swiss Politician)
Birthdate: February 23, 1820
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wengi, Switzerland
Died: May 15
37
Octave Crémazie
(Canadian Poet Known for Patriotic Poetic Works Such as Le Vieux Soldat Canadien and Le Drapeau de Carillon)
Birthdate: April 16, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada
Died: January 16
Octave Crémazie was a French-Canadian bookseller and poet who played a major role in Quebec's cultural development. Often referred to as the father of French Canadian poetry, Crémazie is best remembered for his patriotic verse. Octave Crémazie is credited with founding an organization called Institut canadien, which aimed at promoting French-Canadian culture.
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Charley Parkhurst
(Stagecoach driver)
Birthdate: 1812 AD
Birthplace: Sharon, Vermont, United States
Died: December 18
39
John Thadeus Delane
(Journalist)
Birthdate: October 11, 1817
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 22
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Johann von Lamont
(German Astronomer Known for Discovering Magnetism of the Earth)
Birthdate: December 13, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Corriemulzie, Scotland
Died: August 6
Although Johann von Lamont is best known for discovering that the Earth’s magnetic field fluctuates with a period of around 10 years, his contributions towards astronomy is not limited to that. Known to catalogue more than 34,000 stars, he also determined the mass of Uranus, orbits of Saturn’s satellites Enceladus and Tethys and periods of Uranus’ satellites, Ariel and Titan.
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Marija Obrenović
(Former Moldavian and Romanian boyaress)
Birthdate: 1831 AD
Birthplace: Iași, Romania
Died: 1879 AD
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Charles Jeremiah Wells
(Poet)
Birthdate: January 25, 1799
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 17
43
Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński
(Polish Poet)
Birthdate: 1817 AD
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: October 31
Polish poet and folklorist Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński is best known for his iconic works such as Studies in Folk Literature and the socially relevant volume Poezje. He was a Prussian parliament delegate. Part of the Polish forces in Crimean War, he later also served the Turkish military.
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Tēvita ʻUnga
(1st Prime Minister of Tonga)
Birthdate: 1824 AD
Birthplace: Tonga
Died: December 18
45
Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz
(Actress, Princess)
Birthdate: July 18, 1793
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Coulommiers, France
Died: November 25
Birthdate: July 29, 1806
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dunbarton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: October 17
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Honoré Daumier
(French Painter and Sculptor Known for His Cartoons and Drawings Satirizing 19th-Century French Politics and Society)
Birthdate: February 26, 1808
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: February 10
Honoré Daumier is best remembered for his satirical cartoons on the French society and politics. Born to a glazier father in Marseille, he later began studying art under Alexandre Lenoir and developed a love for sculptures, too. He later made a fortune, working on commissions of lithographs.
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Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
(Socialite)
Birthdate: February 6, 1785
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: April 4
49
George Caleb Bingham
(Artist)
Birthdate: March 20, 1811
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Died: July 7
50
Buffalo Calf Road Woman
(Rescuing her wounded brother)
Birthdate: 1844 AD
Birthplace: Interior Plains
Died: April 30