Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1879. 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting...

legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1878 and 1879, and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative...

between Germany and Austria-Hungary, which was created by treaty on October 7, 1879, as part of Germany's Otto von Bismarck's system of alliances to prevent...

Sydney Riot of 1879 was an instance of civil disorder that occurred at an early international cricket match. It took place on 8 February 1879 at what is now...

The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world. National League: Providence Grays National Association: Albany Blue Stockings...

The Irish famine of 1879 was the last main Irish famine. Unlike the earlier Great Famines of 1740–1741 and 1845–1852, the 1879 famine (sometimes called...

Rampa rebellion of 1879 (also known as the First Rampa rebellion to distinguish it from the Rampa Rebellion of 1922-24) was an insurrection by the hill...

(Maria Teresa Fernanda Felicitas Gaetana Pia; 19 September 1803 – 16 July 1879) was Duchess consort of Parma and Piacenza by marriage to Charles II, Duke...

William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born...

William Lloyd Garrison (December 10, 1805 – May 24, 1879) was an American abolitionist, journalist, social reformer. Garrison promoted "no-governmentism"...

strips. In the United States, the McLoughlin Bros. from New York released in 1879 a simplified (and unauthorized) copy of Reynaud's invention under the name...

railroad ran north-east to Euclid, parallel to Euclid Avenue. In August 1879 the Lake View and Collamer Railroad was sold at foreclosure sale and then...

The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. With the most famous battle being the Defense of Rorkes Drift. Following...

of Prussia (Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar; 10 February 1868 – 27 March 1879) was the sixth child and youngest son of the German Crown Prince and Crown...

The 1879–80 Football Association Challenge Cup was the ninth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. Fifty-four teams entered, eleven...

Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1870, and ended on December 31, 1879. The trends of the previous decade continued into this one, as new empires...

immediately sued for peace and the Treaty of Gandamak was then signed on 26 May 1879. The British sent an envoy and mission led by Sir Louis Cavagnari to Kabul...

article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1879. January 1 – Benjamin Henry Blackwell opens the first Blackwell's bookshop...

This article is about music-related events in 1879. 1879 in Norwegian music January 1 – The Violin Concerto of Johannes Brahms is premiered in Leipzig...

The year 1879 in architecture involved some significant events. Autumn – Proposals to reconstruct the west front of St Mark's Basilica in Venice are criticised...

1879 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships College championship College football national championship...

Events from the year 1879 in the United States. President: Rutherford B. Hayes (R-Ohio) Vice President: William A. Wheeler (R-New York) Chief Justice:...

system serving the city of Nice, France, which operated from 27 February 1879 to 10 January 1953. The creation of the Compagnie des Tramways de Nice et...

Madison Square Garden (1879–1890) was an arena in New York City at the northeast corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The first...

The year 1879 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below. British children's writer and amateur astronomer Agnes Giberne...

Prime minister (1879) Mohamed Sherif Pasha, Prime minister (1879) Tewfik Pasha, Prime minister (1879) Riaz Pasha, Prime minister (1879–1881) Mohamed Sherif...

Fussballclub St. Gallen 1879, commonly known as St. Gallen, is a Swiss professional football club based in the city of St. Gallen, Canton of St. Gallen...

Builder Unknown Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Completed 1879 Fate Wrecked 1898/05 Newcastle, New South Wales to New Zealand General characteristics...

Rhyl 1879 (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl 1879) is a Welsh football club based in Rhyl in Denbighshire, Wales. The team currently play in the Ardal NW,...

Below are notable events in archaeology that occurred in 1879. Major excavation at Babylon, conducted by Hormuzd Rassam on behalf of the British Museum...