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March 1, 1879Born on Sunday March 2, 1879
- Albert Dennekamp, Holten († 1918)
- Smeets, Wijlre, Nederland
- Adriaan Johannes van Waalwijk van Doorn, Schiedam († 1948)
- Age Aukes Beintema, Franeker, Franekeradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Adrianus Hermanus Josephus Smits, Stratum († 1909)
- Adrianus Hermanus Josephus Smits, Stratum (Eindhoven)
- Albert (Bootn-Engel) Dennekamp, Holten († 1918)
- Adrianus de Groot, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1962)
- Age Beintema, Franeker, Friesland, Nederland († 1880)
- Albin Mauritz Augustin Petersson, Hulterstad, Kalmar, Sverige († 1950)
Died on Sunday March 2, 1879
- Antjen Eilander (75), Heerde (buurtschap Hoornerveen)
- Antjen Eilander (75), Heerde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Alida Hendrika Senne (10), Woubrugge
- Antje Eijlander (76), Heerde
- Anneke Rijkhoek (68), Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- N.N. Zijlmans (0), Raamdonksveer
- Alida Zaalberg (0), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adrianus Robbert Weg van de (45), Dordrecht
- Adriaan Andreas van Dongen (71), Besoyen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adrianus de Pree (69), Halsteren, N-Br, NL
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 2, 1879 at Delpher
Born on March 2
- 1859 » Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright († 1916)
- 1860 » Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician († 1961)
- 1862 » John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet († 1933)
- 1876 » Pope Pius XII († 1958)
- 1878 » William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor and race car driver († 1944)
- 1886 » Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher († 1942)
- 1886 » Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director († 1962)
- 1900 » Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer († 1950)
- 1901 » Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher († 1984)
- 1902 » Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy († 1972)
Died on March 2
- 1835 » Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
- 1840 » Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (b. 1758)
- 1855 » Nicholas I, Russian emperor (b. 1796)
- 1864 » Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
- 1865 » Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1880 » John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
- 1895 » Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
- 1895 » Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
- 1896 » Jubal Early, American general (b. 1816)
- 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
Names that were popular for boys in 1879
- Johannes
- Jan
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Dirk
- Arie
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1879
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Grietje
- Aaltje
- Neeltje
- Jacoba
- Trijntje
- Antje
- Petronella
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1879
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 13 » In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.
- February 8 » Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.
- February 15 » Women's rights: US President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
- May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
- September 3 » Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
- October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
Weather March 2, 1879
The temperature on March 2, 1879 was about -2.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.