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In the year 1879
528 Notable birthdays
Leonid Feodorov
Exarch of the russian catholic church (1879-1935).
Born November 4th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 7th, 1935 at 55 years old in Kirov.
Robert Daniel Carmichael
American mathematician (1879-1967).
Born March 1st, 1879 in Goodwater.
Died May 2nd, 1967 at 88 years old in Merriam.
Neville Bulwer-Lytton, 3rd Earl of Lytton
British military officer, tennis player and artist (1879–1951).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Kolkata.
Died February 9th, 1951 at 72 years old in Paris.
James McIlroy
British surgeon (1879–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Ulster.
Died July 27th, 1968 at 88 years old in London Borough of Sutton.
Eric Marshall
British antarctic explorer (1879–1963).
Born May 29th, 1879 in Hampstead.
Died February 26th, 1963 at 83 years old in Isle of Wight.
Roberto Roberti
Italian actor (1879-1959).
Born August 5th, 1879 in Torella dei Lombardi.
Died January 9th, 1959 at 79 years old in Torella dei Lombardi.
Jan Sierada
Belarusian scientist and politician (1879-1943).
Alice Masaryková
Czech social worker and politician (1879-1966).
Born May 3rd, 1879 in Vienna. [ref]
Died November 29th, 1966 at 87 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Pavel Bazhov
Writer (1879-1950).
Born January 28th, 1879 in Sysert. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1950 at 71 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Edwin Bidwell Wilson
American mathematician, statistician, and physicist (1879–1964).
Born April 25th, 1879 in Hartford.
Died December 28th, 1964 at 85 years old in Brookline.
Henri Wallon
French psychologist, philosopher, pedagogist, and politician (1879–1962).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Paris.
Died December 1st, 1962 at 83 years old in Paris.
Emilio Herrera Linares
Spanish general.
Born February 13th, 1879 in Granada.
Died September 13th, 1967 at 88 years old in Geneva.
Gustaf Aulén
Swedish bishop and lutheran theologian (1879-1977).
Born May 15th, 1879 in Ljungby. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1977 at 98 years old in Lunds Allhelgonaförsamling.
Józef Unszlicht
Soviet politician (1879-1938).
Born December 31st, 1879 in Mława.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 58 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
J. Warren Kerrigan
American actor and director (1879-1947).
Born July 25th, 1879 in Louisville.
Died June 9th, 1947 at 67 years old in Balboa Island (pneumonia).
Viktor Tausk
Austro-hungarian psychiatrist & psychoanalyst.
Born March 12th, 1879 in Žilina.
Died July 3rd, 1919 at 40 years old in Vienna (hanging to death).
Georg John
1879–1941; german stage and film actor.
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Śmigiel.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 62 years old in Łódź Ghetto.
Jonas Biliūnas
Lithuanian writer (1879–1907).
Born April 11th, 1879 in Niūronys.
Died December 8th, 1907 at 28 years old in Zakopane (tuberculosis).
Bernhard Schmidt
Baltic german astronomer (1879-1935).
Born April 11th, 1879 in Naissaar. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1935 at 56 years old in Bergedorf. [ref]
René Leriche
French surgeon (1879–1955).
Born October 12th, 1879 in Roanne.
Died December 28th, 1955 at 76 years old in Cassis.
Herwarth Walden
German artist and art collector (1878-1941).
Born September 16th, 1879 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1941 at 62 years old in Saratov. [ref]
Hermann Dietrich
German politician, weimar republic minister (1879-1954).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Elzach.
Died March 6th, 1954 at 74 years old in Stuttgart.
Pietro Gazzera
Italian general (1879–1953).
Born December 11th, 1879 in Bene Vagienna.
Died June 30th, 1953 at 73 years old in Cirié.
Pedro Muñoz Seca
Spanish writer (1879–1936).
Born February 20th, 1879 in El Puerto de Santa María.
Died November 28th, 1936 at 57 years old in Paracuellos de Jarama.
A. Berriedale Keith
Scottish lawyer and indologist (1879-1944).
Born April 5th, 1879 in Edinburgh.
Died October 6th, 1944 at 65 years old in Edinburgh.
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