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Historical Events in 1879. Home. Events by Year. 1879. Jan uary. Feb ruary. Mar ch. Apr il. May. Jun e. Jul y. Aug ust. Sep tember. Oct ober. Nov ember. Dec ember. Highlights. Events. Birthdays. Deaths. Weddings. Brahms' Violin Concerto. Jan 1 Johannes Brahms ' Violin Concerto in D major premieres in Leipzig. Composer and Conductor Johannes Brahms.
May 30 – New York City's Gilmore's Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. June 1 – Anglo-Zulu War: Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France, son of Napoléon III, is killed in Africa while attached to the British Army.
Historical Events for the Year 1879. 11th January » The Anglo-Zulu War begins. 22nd January » Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Isandlwana Zulu people named Zulu troops decisively defeat British troops. 25th January » The Bulgarian National Bank is founded.
Events December 31: Edison demonstrates his light bulb. January – The constitution of California is ratified. January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect: the Greenback is valued the same as gold for the first time since the American Civil War.
Major Events. Anglo-Zulu War. Jan 11 Anglo-Zulu War begins as British Lieutenant-General Lord Chelmsford invades Zululand in South Africa. The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin. Jan 22 Battle of Rorke's Drift: British garrison of 150 holds off 3,000-4,000 Zulu warriors.
Major News Events From 1870 to 1879. 1870 Congress Adopts the Fifteenth Amendment. 1871 October 10th Great Chicago Fire. 1872 March 1st Yellowstone National Park. 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent "Blue Jeans" 1874 First Commercial Barbed Wire. 1875 May 17th First Kentucky Derby. 1876 June 25th The Little Bighorn/Custer's Last Stand.
7 nov 2023 · In 1879, the significant events included the Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa, the establishment of Thomas Edison's electric light bulb company, the opening of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, and Rutherford B. Hayes serving as President of the United States with a focus on civil rights and economic reform.