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What Happened In August 1879 In History

Historical Events for August, 1879

  • 21st » The Virgin Mary, along with St. Joseph and St. John the Evangelist, reportedly Marian apparition or appears at Knock Shrine in Knock, County Mayo, Ireland.
  • 28th » Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulu people named Zulus, is captured by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or British.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1879

  • 5th » Wladimir Aïtoff, French rugby player (d. 1963)
  • 7th » Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer (d. 1931)
  • 8th » Bob Smith (doctor) called Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1950)
  • 8th » Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general (d. 1919)
  • 13th » John Ireland (composer) e.g John Ireland, English composer and educator (d. 1962)
  • 15th » Ethel Barrymore, American actress (d. 1959)
  • 18th » Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)
  • 20th » William Twaits (soccer) called William Twaits, Canadian soccer player (d. 1941)
  • 21st » Claude Grahame-White, English pilot (d. 1959)
  • 31st » Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and painter (d. 1964)
  • 31st » Emperor Taishō of Japan (d. 1926)

Famous Deaths for August 1879

  • 3rd » Joseph Severn, English painter (b. 1793)
  • 8th » Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1797)

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