What day of the week was January 22, 1879?

The day of the week January 22nd, 1879 fell on was a Wednesday.

Francis Picabia the French painter and poet (d. 1953) was born on 22 January in 1879.

Anthony Durnford the Irish colonel (b. 1830) died on this day in 1879. As did Henry Pulleine the English colonel (b. 1838) .

Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Isandlwana Zulu troops decisively defeat British troops. Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Rorke's Drift 139 British soldiers successfully defend their garrison against an onslaught by three to four thousand Zulu warriors.