What Happened In June 1879 - Historical Events 1879 June

Historical Events for June, 1879

1st » Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial e.g Napoleon Eugene, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War.

1st » Max Emmerich, American triathlete and gymnast (d. 1956)
3rd » Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1945)
3rd » Raymond Pearl, American biologist and botanist (d. 1940)
3rd » Vivian Woodward, English footballer (d. 1954)
4th » Mabel Lucie Attwell, English author and illustrator (d. 1964)
5th » Robert Mayer (philanthropist) known as Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1985)
5th » René Pottier, French cyclist (d. 1907)
7th » Knud Rasmussen, Danish anthropologist and explorer (d. 1933)
7th » Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (d. 1963)
9th » Harry DeBaecke, American rower (d. 1961)
11th » Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player and manager (d. 1944)
13th » Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (d. 1941)
13th » Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general (d. 1929)
14th » Arthur Duffey, American sprinter (d. 1955)
22nd » Thibaudeau Rinfret, Canadian jurist, 9th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 1962)
29th » Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Italian cardinal (d. 1970)
29th » Zsigmond Móricz, Hungarian author (d. 1942)