1879 Fact Sheet
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Cash register | 1879 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | James Ritty |
| Light bulb | 1879 | United States | North America | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Thomas Alva Edison |
| Saccharin | 1879 | United States, Germany | North America and Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Ira Remsen, Constantin Fahlberg |
Database: Year and Discoverer of Chemical Elements
| Record Name | Element | Year Discovered | Discovered By | Source |
| Holmium | Holmium | 1879 | Per Theodor Cleve | Jefferson Lab |
| Scandium | Scandium | 1879 | Lars Fredrik Nilson | Jefferson Lab |
| Thulium | Thulium | 1879 | Per Theodor Cleve | Jefferson Lab |
Database: List of Prince-Bishops of Trent
| Record Name | Historic Region | Modern Region | Name | Period Start | Period End | Source |
| Benedikt von Riccabona (22 March 1861 - 13 March 1879) | Holy Roman Empire | Italy | Benedikt von Riccabona | 22 March 1861 | 13 March 1879 | Wikipedia |
| Giovanni Giacomo della Bona (16 June 1879 - 17 November 1885) | Holy Roman Empire | Italy | Giovanni Giacomo della Bona | 16 June 1879 | 17 November 1885 | Wikipedia |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Votivkirche | 1879 | Vienna | Austria | Votivkirche | 99.0 m | 325 ft | Wikipedia |
| St. Mary Abbot, Kensington | 1879 | London | England | St. Mary Abbot, Kensington | 85.0 m | 278 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: Periodic Table of the Elements
| Record Name | Symbol | Group | Number | Melting Point | Boiling Point | Density | Year Discovered | Atomic Weight | % of Earth's Crust |
| Scandium | Sc | 3 | 21 | 1539 | 2832 | 2.99 | 1879 | 44.9559 | |
| Samarium | Sm | 101 | 62 | 1072 | 1900 | 7.52 | 1879 | 150.36 | |
| Thulium | Tm | 101 | 69 | 1545 | 1727 | 9.32 | 1879 | 168.9342 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1879 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1879 | Tennis | John Hartley | V. St. Leger Gould | 62 64 62 |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1879-1880 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1879-1880 | 20.34 | +5.21 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1878-1879 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1878-1879 | 11.35 | -3.78 | National Weather Service |
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