Fatto matematico: 879 is a number n whose 5^{th} root has a decimal part that begins with the digits of n.
Trivia: 879 is a boring number.
Data storica: May 28th is the day in 1995 that the Russian town of Neftegorsk is hit by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that kills at least 2,000 people, half of the total population.