Famous People Who Died In 1879

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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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 1 
James Maxwell
(Scottish Mathematician and Scientist Who Gave the Classical Theory of Electromagnetic Radiation)
James Maxwell
6
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: June 13, 1831
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: November 5
 2 
William Lloyd Garrison
(Abolitionist, Journalist and Founder of the Anti-Slavery Newspaper ‘The Liberator’)
William Lloyd Garrison
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 10, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 24
 3 
John Bell Hood
(Confederate General)
John Bell Hood
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 1, 1831
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Owingsville, Kentucky, United States
Died: August 30
 4 
Bernadette Soubirous
(French Saint Who Received Visions from the Virgin Mary in a Cave Near Lourdes)
Bernadette Soubirous
5
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 7, 1844
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lourdes, France
Died: April 16
 5 
Angelina Grimke
(American Political Activist, Abolitionist, and Women's Rights Advocate)
Angelina Grimke
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 20, 1805
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Died: October 26
 6 
Begum Hazrat Mahal
(Wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah)
Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1820 AD
Birthplace: Faizabad
Died: April 7
 7 
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
2
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: January 27, 1814
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: September 17
 8 
Peggy Eaton
(Socialite)
Peggy Eaton
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 3, 1799
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Died: November 8
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
1
Birthdate: April 25, 1817
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Paris
Died: April 26
 10 
August Bournonville
(Ballet Master)
August Bournonville
1
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: August 21, 1805
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: November 30
 11 
Joseph Cinqué
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 3, 1814
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone
Died: May 3
 12 
Daniel Drew
(Businessman)
Daniel Drew
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: July 29, 1797
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carmel Hamlet, New York, United States
Died: September 18
 13 
Thomas Couture
(Fine art artist)
Thomas Couture
0
Birthdate: December 21, 1815
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Senlis, France
Died: March 30
 14 
Miguel Grau Seminario
(Peruvian Naval Officer Who Played an Important Role in the Battle of Angamos)
Miguel Grau Seminario
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 27, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Piura
Died: October 8
 15 
Zachariah Chandler
(Politician)
Zachariah Chandler
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 10, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bedford, New Hampshire, United States
Died: November 1
 16 
Isaac Butt
(Barrister)
Isaac Butt
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 6, 1813
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: County Donegal, Ireland
Died: May 5
 17 
Jón Sigurdsson
(Political Leader)
Jón Sigurdsson
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 17, 1811
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Iceland
Died: December 7
 18 
William Fothergill Cooke
1
Birthdate: May 4, 1806
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ealing,London, England
Died: June 25
 19 
Claude-Étienne Minié
(Military Officer)
Claude-Étienne Minié
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 13, 1804
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: December 14
Prince Waldemar of Prussia
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 10, 1868
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: March 27
 21 
Sarah Josepha Hale
(American author)
Sarah Josepha Hale
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 24, 1788
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newport, New Hampshire, United States
Died: April 30
 22 
William Kingdon Clifford
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 4, 1845
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Exeter, England
Died: March 3
 23 
Charley Parkhurst
(Stagecoach driver)
Charley Parkhurst
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1812 AD
Birthplace: Sharon, Vermont, United States
Died: December 18
 24 
Karl Friedrich Mohr
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: November 4, 1806
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Koblenz, Germany
Died: September 28
 25 
Baldomero Espartero, prince de Vergara
(Spanish Statesman and Marshal)
Baldomero Espartero, prince de Vergara
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 27, 1793
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Granátula, Spain
Died: January 8
 26 
Julia Margaret Cameron
2
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: June 11, 1815
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kolkata
Died: January 26
 27 
Joseph Hooker
(Officer, Soldier)
Joseph Hooker
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Died: October 31
 28 
Jakob Stämpfli
(Swiss Politician)
Jakob Stämpfli
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 23, 1820
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wengi, Switzerland
Died: May 15
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 6, 1785
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: April 4
 30 
Prince Alemayehu
(Son of Emperor Tewodros II and Empress Tiruwork Wube of Ethiopia)
Prince Alemayehu
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 23, 1861
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Magdala, Ethiopia
Died: November 14
 31 
John Lawrence
(Viceroy)
John Lawrence
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 4, 1811
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Richmond, England
Died: June 27
 32 
Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz
1
Birthdate: July 18, 1793
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Coulommiers, France
Died: November 25
 33 
John Adams Dix
(Governor)
John Adams Dix
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 24, 1798
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boscawen, New Hampshire, United States
Died: April 21
 34 
Octave Crémazie
(Canadian Poet Known for Patriotic Poetic Works Such as Le Vieux Soldat Canadien and Le Drapeau de Carillon)
Octave Crémazie
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 16, 1827
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Quebec City, Canada
Died: January 16
 35 
Marija Obrenović
(Former Moldavian and Romanian boyaress)
Marija Obrenović
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1831 AD
Birthplace: Iași, Romania
Died: 1879 AD
 36 
Cornelia Connelly
(Religious Leader)
Cornelia Connelly
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: April 18
 37 
Johann von Lamont
(German Astronomer Known for Discovering Magnetism of the Earth)
Johann von Lamont
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 13, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Corriemulzie, Scotland
Died: August 6
William, Prince of Orange
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 4, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Noordeinde Palace, The Hague, Netherlands
Died: June 11
 39 
John Thadeus Delane
0
Birthdate: October 11, 1817
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 22
 40 
Caleb Mills
(Educator)
Caleb Mills
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 29, 1806
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dunbarton, New Hampshire, United States
Died: October 17
 41 
Marguerite Bays
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 8, 1815
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chavannes-les-Forts, Switzerland
Died: June 27
Napoleon, Prince Imperial
1
Birthdate: March 16, 1856
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Paris, French Empire
Died: June 1
 43 
Camille Doncieux
(painter, model)
Camille Doncieux
0
Birthdate: January 15, 1847
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Died: September 5
Charles Jeremiah Wells
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 25, 1799
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 17
 45 
Henry Sewell
(Former Prime Minister of New Zealand (7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856))
Henry Sewell
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 7, 1807
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Newport, England
Died: May 14
 46 
Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1817 AD
Birthplace: Poznań, Poland
Died: October 31
 47 
Tēvita ʻUnga
(1st Prime Minister of Tonga)
Tēvita ʻUnga
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1824 AD
Birthplace: Tonga
Died: December 18
 48 
Buffalo Calf Road Woman
(Rescuing her wounded brother)
Buffalo Calf Road Woman
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1844 AD
Birthplace: Interior Plains
Died: April 30
 49 
Honoré Daumier
(French Painter and Sculptor Known for His Cartoons and Drawings Satirizing 19th-Century French Politics and Society)
Honoré Daumier
2
Birthdate: February 26, 1808
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: February 10
 50 
William Morris Hunt
1
Birthdate: March 31, 1824
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Died: September 8