Timeline March 1879

Events in March 1879 3

• 1813 – 1879 Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1879) Died 29 March 1879, aged 65 Charles-Valentin Alkan was a French composer and virtuoso pianist known for technically demanding and harmonically adventurous piano works. A contemporary of Chopin and Liszt, he lived much of his later life as a recluse in Paris. His music was largely neglected after his death but was revived by pianists in the 20th century.
• 1879 – 1955 Albert Einstein Relativity Pioneer The physicist who developed the theory of relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of space and time.
• 1879 Albert Einstein born in Ulm Hermann and Pauline Einstein's first child Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 at Bahnhofstrasse 20 in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Wurttemberg. His mother reportedly worried at the shape of his head. The family left the city within a year and the house was destroyed by bombing in 1944.