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Born on Saturday October 4, 1879
- Aaltje van der Molen, Farmsum gem. Delfzijl (erkend door moeder op 02-02-1899) († 1961)
- Abraham Ledeboer, Almelo († 1959)
- Abeltje Hofstee, Finsterwolde (gem. Oldambt)
- Adriana Elizabeth de HEER, IJsselmonde
- Aaltje Uiltjes Jellesma, Idzega, Wymbritseradeel, Friesland, Nederland († 1897)
- Abraham de Bruijne, Rotterdam († 1881)
- Adriana Petronella Feith, Gennep
- Abe Popkes Stegenga, Hemelumer Oldeferd, Friesland, Nederland
- Aaltje Uiltjes Jellesma, Heeg, Wymbritseradiel, Friesland, Netherlands († 1897)
- Adriana Smits, Drunen († 1916)
Died on Saturday October 4, 1879
- Arendina Wilhelmina Canne (70), Zutphen
- Aaltje Winterman (0), Wilp
- Barend Pannekoek (69), IJzendoorn
- Arij Four (68), Noordwijk
- Anthonie Johannes Maarschalkerweerd (0), Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Adriana van der Heijden (40), Hoeven, Nederland
- Adrianus Wijfjes (0), Nieuwveen, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Adriaan de Jong (53), Gilze en Rijen
- Annigje Cornelisd Van DRIEL (75), Puttershoek
- Anna Meendering (27), Zuidveld (Vlagtwedde)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 4, 1879 at Delpher
Born on October 4
- 1868 » Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 20th President of Argentina († 1942)
- 1874 » John Ellis, English executioner († 1932)
- 1876 » Florence Eliza Allen, American mathematician and suffrage activist († 1960)
- 1877 » Razor Smith, English cricketer († 1946)
- 1879 » Robert Edwards, American artist, musician, and writer († 1948)
- 1880 » Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer. († 1946)
- 1881 » Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal († 1948)
- 1884 » Ramchandra Shukla, Indian historian and author († 1941)
- 1888 » Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief († 1961)
- 1888 » Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater († 1954)
Died on October 4
- 1851 » Manuel Godoy, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1767)
- 1852 » James Whitcomb, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Indiana (b. 1795)
- 1859 » Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (b. 1801)
- 1864 » Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (b. 1802)
- 1867 » Francis Xavier Seelos, German-American priest and missionary (b. 1819)
- 1871 » Sarel Cilliers, South African spiritual leader and preacher (b. 1801)
- 1890 » Catherine Booth, English theologian and saint, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
- 1903 » Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (b. 1880)
- 1904 » Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist and academic (b. 1847)
- 1904 » Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (b. 1834)
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.
- March 23 » War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru.
- May 26 » Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state.
- June 1 » Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- 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 22 » Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasts 13⁄2 hours before burning out).
Weather October 4, 1879
The temperature on October 4, 1879 was about 14.2 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.