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Born on Tuesday August 19, 1879
- Adrianus Cornelis Burggraaf, Naaldwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Jan van Olden, batavia, West Java († 1973)
- Adriana Clasina Feijtel, Rotterdam,Rotterdam († 1954)
- Anna Catharina Hagelstein, Mechelen, Gulpen-Wittem († 1964)
- , Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
- Alida Schreurs, Holland Township, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin († 1977)
- Aagje Bakker, Ridderkerk
- Albert Johan van Olden, Batavia
- Ann Elizabeth Bartlett, South Australia, Australia († 1932)
- Anna Gesina Balestra († 1960)
Died on Tuesday August 19, 1879
- Anna Christina Sophia Louisa Schmidt (3), Bergen op Zoom
- Charles van Rossem (69), Temse
- Arij Schuit (Schuijt) (0), Arnemuiden
- Diederik Hendrik Wildschut (38), Nijmegen,Gemeente Nijmegen,Gelderland,Netherlands
- alijda salomons cohen, nijkerk (gelderland)
- Arend Hartman (0), Avereest, Overijssel, Nederland
- Cornelis Erades (1), Leiden
- Abigail CRAM (94), Alstead, New Hampshire, Verenigde Staten
- Antje Bastiaantje van Geest (0), Maasland
- Aloysius Vanbrabant (0), Klerken,West-Vlaanderen,België
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 19, 1879 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- De Tijd : godsdienstig-staatkundig dagblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- De standaard
- Leeuwarder courant
- Soerabaijasch handelsblad
Born on August 19
- 1870 » Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist († 1965)
- 1871 » Orville Wright, American engineer and pilot, co-founded the Wright Company († 1948)
- 1872 » Albert C. Campbell, American popular music singer († 1947)
- 1873 » Fred Stone, American actor and producer († 1959)
- 1878 » Manuel L. Quezon, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2nd President of the Philippines († 1944)
- 1881 » George Enescu, Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor († 1955)
- 1881 » George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd († 1954)
- 1883 » Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded the Chanel Company († 1971)
- 1883 » José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal († 1965)
- 1887 » S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician († 1943)
Died on August 19
- 1883 » Jeremiah S. Black, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Attorney General (b. 1810)
- 1889 » Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
- 1895 » John Wesley Hardin, American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)
- 1900 » Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
- 1914 » Franz Xavier Wernz, German religious leader, 25th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1844)
- 1915 » Tevfik Fikret, Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
- 1923 » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
- 1928 » Stephanos Skouloudis, Greek banker and diplomat, 97th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1838)
- 1929 » Sergei Diaghilev, Russian critic and producer, founded Ballets Russes (b. 1872)
- 1932 » Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
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 11 » The Anglo-Zulu War begins.
- April 23 » Fire burns down the second main building and dome of the University of Notre Dame, which prompts the construction of the third, and current, Main Building with its golden dome.
- May 31 » Gilmore's Garden in New York City is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue.
- July 1 » Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower.
- August 28 » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
- September 18 » The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
Weather August 19, 1879
The temperature on August 19, 1879 was about 13.1 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.