Input interpretation
scandium | discovery year
Result
1879
Timeline
Timeline
Time from today
The year 1879 was 141 years ago.
Date range
Wednesday, January 1, 1879 to Wednesday, December 31, 1879
Jewish calendar | 6 Tevet, 5639 (until sunset) to 16 Tevet, 5640 (until sunset) Islamic calendar | 7 Muharram, 1296 (until sunset) to 17 Muharram, 1297 (until sunset) Chinese lunar calendar | 9 shieryue, 4575 to 19 shiyiyue, 4576
Notable events in 1879
January 1: Gottlob Frege publishes his "Begriffsschrift"
January 11: Anglo-Zulu War begins
January 22: Zulu warriors attack a British Army camp in Isandhlwana
February 22: Woolworth opens first 5 & 10 store
March 3: United States Geological Survey is created
May 30: Gilmore Garden is renamed Madison Square Garden
October 7: Dual Alliance 1879 formed
October 21: Thomas Edison first tested incandescent bulb
December 28: Tay Bridge Disaster
December 31: Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting
Calendar
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