WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1879
Find out what all happened February to July 1879
Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole. (8. July 1879)
War of the Pacific: The Battle of Topáter, the first battle of the war is fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia and Peru. (23. March 1879)
The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the  Leonidas. (14. May 1879)
The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria is founded. (12. July 1879)
Napoleon Eugene, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. (1. June 1879)
Gilmores Garden in New York, New York is renamed Madison Square Garden by William Henry Vanderbilt and is opened to the public at 26th Street and Madison Avenue. (31. May 1879)
Anglo-Zulu War: the Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burned to the ground, ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee. (4. July 1879)
Shō Tai formally abdicated his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom (11. March 1879)
In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and dime Woolworth stores. (22. February 1879)
Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute. (8. February 1879)
Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state. (26. May 1879)
Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus. (29. March 1879)
The War of the Pacific breaks out when Chilean armed forces occupy the Bolivian port city of Antofagasta. (14. February 1879)
Women's rights: American President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a bill allowing female attorneys to argue cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. (15. February 1879)
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is founded in Casa Labra Pub (city of Madrid) by the historical Spanish workers' leader Pablo Iglesias. (2. May 1879)
The England cricket team led by Lord Harris is attacked during a riot during a match in Sydney. (8. February 1879)
Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru, starting the War of the Pacific. (5. April 1879)
Charles Taze Russell publishes the first edition of the religious magazine The Watchtower. (1. July 1879)
War of the Pacific: Two Chilean ships blocking the harbor of Iquique (then belonging to Peru) battle two Peruvian vessels in the Battle of Iquique. (21. May 1879)
ALL WHO ARE BORN FROM FEBRUARY TO JULY 1879. Find out who all are born from February to July 1879.
WHO ALL DIED ON FEBRUARY 23. See all who died on February 23.
WHAT ALL HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 15. 1879. Look what happened on February 15. 1879.
WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1879. Find out what all happened February to July 1879.
ALL WHO ARE BORN IN THE 18. CENTURY Find out who all were born in the 18. century
WHAT ALL HAPPENED 153 BC Find out what all happened 153 BC
WHO IS ALL DIED IN 18. CENTURY Find out who all is died in 18. century
WHAT HAPPENED IN 1879. Look what happened the 1879.