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October 1879Born on Wednesday October 1, 1879
- * Pietertje van Heteren, Sliedrecht († 1966)
- Adrianus van Rooij, Sint-Michielsgestel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1956)
- Adrianus de Backer, Wouw († 1940)
- "Alix" Ghislaine Valentine Marie de Gaiffier d'Hestroy, Namur, Belgique († 1955)
- aartje van der BERG, numansdorp
- Agnes Ritzerfeld, Kerkrade (L
- Agnes Maria van der HEIJDEN, Eindhoven,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1932)
- Agnes Martha Anderson, Yorkshire, England
- Adrianus van Rooij, Sint-Michielsgestel, Nederland († 1956)
- Agatha Koning, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday October 1, 1879
- Betsy Brünings (0), Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Dutch Suriname
- andrea bertina herfst (1), amsterdam
- Augustine Le Brun, Neuilly sur Marne, 93330, Seine Saint Denis, FRANCE
- Antje Baarslag (2), Zenderen
- Christina Overvoorde (0), Delft
- Adrianus Josephus Adriaenssen (13), Wuustwezel, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Antonius Johannes van der Roest (4), Delft
- Anna Francisca Van Biesen (84), Meldert
- Augustinus Van Bever (85), Oosterzele
- Alida Ockhuizen (37), Bloemendaal
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 1, 1879 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- De West-Indiër : dagblad toegewijd aan de belangen van Nederlandsch Guyana
- Leeuwarder courant
Born on October 1
- 1865 » Paul Dukas, French composer, scholar, and critic († 1935)
- 1878 » Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1950)
- 1881 » William Boeing, American engineer and businessman, founded the Boeing Company († 1956)
- 1885 » Louis Untermeyer, American poet, anthologist, critic († 1977)
- 1887 » Ned Hanlon, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Queensland († 1952)
- 1887 » Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general († 1945)
- 1890 » Stanley Holloway, English actor († 1982)
- 1893 » Cliff Friend, American pianist and songwriter († 1974)
- 1893 » Ip Man, Chinese martial artist († 1972)
- 1894 » Edgar Krahn, Estonian mathematician and academic († 1961)
Died on October 1
- 1837 » Robert Clark, American politician (b. 1777)
- 1838 » Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and businessman (b. 1768)
- 1864 » Rose O'Neal Greenhow, American spy (b. 1817)
- 1878 » Mindon Min, Burmese king (b. 1808)
- 1885 » John Light Atlee, American physician and surgeon (b. 1799)
- 1901 » Abdur Rahman Khan, Afghan emir (b. 1844)
- 1913 » Eugene O'Keefe, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1827)
- 1929 » Antoine Bourdelle, French sculptor and painter (b. 1861)
- 1940 » Chiungtze C. Tsen, Chinese mathematician (b. 1898)
- 1942 » Ants Piip, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Estonia (b. 1884)
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 22 » The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15km away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
- January 23 » Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift ends.
- February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
- May 2 » The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Madrid by Pablo Iglesias.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
Weather October 1, 1879
The temperature on October 1, 1879 was about 12.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%.