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Born on Wednesday October 15, 1879
- Antje Folkerts Boonstra, Hornhuizen († 1949)
- Adriana de Wispelaere, Schoondijke, Zeeland, Nederland († 1958)
- Poppe, Oostkapelle († 1879)
- Adriaan Cornelis Adriaansen, Halsteren, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Elisabeth van den Berg, Naaldwijk,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1959)
- Amerenca VERHAGEN, Kerkrade,Limburg,Netherlands
- Alexander Lehman Fontijn, Leiden († 1879)
- Niemeijer, Drouwenermond (Borger) († 1955)
- Anthonia Everdina Fredrien Harmsen, Renkum, Gelderland, Nederland († 1970)
- Anna Angela - Angela Robben, Hebelermeer, Twist, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany († 1975)
Died on Wednesday October 15, 1879
- Carel Pieter van Zonneveld (0), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Agnietje Zuidgeest (74), Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius van Perlo (39), Wijchen
- Agnietje (Agnes) ZUIDGEEST (74), Monster,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Agnietje Zuijtgeest (74), Monster, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Andries Juda Stodel (58), 's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- de Bruin (0), Den Helder
- Bouke Jacobs Jonker (54), Oostum, Voorheen Gemeente Aduard, Thans Gemeente Winsum, Provincie Groningen, Nederland
- Baukje Pieters Hoeksma (0), Eestrum, gem. Tietjerksteradeel, Friesland, Nederland
- Abraham Kanter (62), Oude-Tonge
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 15, 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 15
- 1872 » August Nilsson, Swedish pole vaulter, shot putter, and tug of war competitor († 1921)
- 1872 » Wilhelm Miklas, Austrian educator and politician, 3rd President of Austria († 1956)
- 1874 » Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha († 1899)
- 1878 » Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France († 1966)
- 1879 » Jane Darwell, American actress († 1967)
- 1881 » P. G. Wodehouse, English novelist and playwright († 1975)
- 1882 » Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach († 1941)
- 1884 » Archibald Hoxsey, American pilot († 1910)
- 1887 » Frederick Fleet, English sailor († 1965)
- 1888 » S. S. Van Dine, American author and critic († 1939)
Died on October 15
- 1820 » Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg (b. 1771)
- 1837 » Ivan Dmitriev, Russian poet and politician, Russian Minister of Justice (b. 1760)
- 1891 » Gilbert Arthur à Beckett, English author and songwriter (b. 1837)
- 1900 » Zdeněk Fibich, Czech pianist and composer (b. 1850)
- 1910 » Stanley Ketchel, American boxer (b. 1886)
- 1917 » Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (b. 1876)
- 1918 » Sai Baba of Shirdi, Indian guru and saint (b. 1838)
- 1925 » Dolores Jiménez y Muro, Mexican revolutionary (b. 1848?)
- 1930 » Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (b. 1866)
- 1934 » Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (b. 1860)
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.
- February 14 » The War of the Pacific breaks out when the Chilean Army occupies the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta.
- 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.
- October 7 » Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
- October 15 » The Segura river in southeastern Spain floods, killing 1077 people.
Weather October 15, 1879
The temperature on October 15, 1879 was about 6.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%.