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12 July – The German tariff of 1879 is voted for by a majority of 100 in the Reichstag.; 21 June – German chemical company Linde is founded.; 31 May – German inventor Werner von Siemens demonstrates the first electric locomotive using an external power source at Berlin.
1879: 7 October: Germany and Austria-Hungary joined a mutual defense treaty, the Dual Alliance. 1880: July: Kulturkampf: The First Mitigation Law was passed, resuming government payments to Prussian dioceses. 16 December: First Boer War: Boer rebels laid siege to a British fort at Potchefstroom. 1882: 20 May
To the left was the coronation of Frederick III as Prussian King in 1701, and on the right was the proclamation of William I as German Emperor in 1871. The dome, painted by Friedrich Geselschap, arched above. Werner designed a frontal display showing William on a high platform surrounded by German princes.
1879 German novels (1 P) Pages in category "1879 in Germany" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1873 free trade won its last victory in Germany with the abolition of the duty on iron. [4] Tariffs were now for raising revenue and not for protective purposes, with the German Empire therefore almost a completely free-trading state. [5] In 1850 two-thirds of Germany was employed in agriculture and this proportion declined slowly until 1870 ...
1879 in Germany; I. 1879 in Iceland; 1879 in Ireland; P. 1879 in Portugal; S. 1879 in Scotland; 1879 in Switzerland This page was last edited on 17 October ...
1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1879th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 879th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 19th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of ...
Guimet Museum of Asian art established in Lyon, France. Museum of Fine Arts Berne established in Switzerland. Kate Greenaway's first book, with her own colour illustrations, Under the Window: Pictures & Rhymes for Children, is published in London.