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In the year 1879
528 Notable birthdays
Ralph Vary Chamberlin
American biologist (1879–1967).
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Salt Lake City.
Died October 31st, 1967 at 88 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Charles Delestraint
French general (1879-1945).
Born March 12th, 1879 in Biache-Saint-Vaast.
Died April 19th, 1945 at 66 years old in Dachau concentration camp.
Adolphe Kégresse
French engineer.
Born June 20th, 1879 in Héricourt.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 63 years old in Croissy-sur-Seine.
Ralph George Hawtrey
British economist (1879–1975).
Born November 22nd, 1879 in Slough.
Died March 21st, 1975 at 95 years old in London.
Beals Coleman Wright
American tennis player (1879–1961).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Boston.
Died August 23rd, 1961 at 81 years old in Alton.
Helen Gwynne-Vaughan
British mycologist and botanist (1879-1967).
Born January 21st, 1879 in London.
Died August 26th, 1967 at 88 years old in Storrington.
Yakov Ganetsky
Soviet politician (1879-1937).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died November 26th, 1937 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Eugen Varga
Hungarian economist (1879-1964).
Born November 6th, 1879 in Nagytétény. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1964 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hugo Riesenfeld
Austrian-american composer (1879–1939).
Born January 26th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died September 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
Henri Chrétien
French astronomer (1879–1956).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Paris.
Died February 6th, 1956 at 77 years old in Forest Glen.
Karel Hašler
Czech songwriter and actor (1879–1941).
Born October 31st, 1879 in Zlíchov. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1941 at 62 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (torture). [ref]
Aimo Cajander
Finnish forest scientist and politician (1879-1943).
Born April 4th, 1879 in Uusikaupunki. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1943 at 63 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Hajime Kawakami
Japanese economist, activist and writer (1879–1946).
Born October 20th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died January 30th, 1946 at 66 years old in Sakyō-ku.
Leonid Mandelstam
Soviet physicist.
Born May 4th, 1879 in Mogilev.
Died November 27th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Khosrov bey Sultanov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born May 10th, 1879 in Kürdhacı.
Died January 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Francesco Severi
Italian mathematician (1879-1961).
Born April 13th, 1879 in Arezzo.
Died December 8th, 1961 at 82 years old in Rome.
Agnes Miegel
Fascist german writer and poet (1879-1964).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1964 at 85 years old in Bad Salzuflen.
Benedetto Aloisi Masella
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 29th, 1879 in Pontecorvo.
Died September 30th, 1970 at 91 years old in Rome (kidney failure).
Juan Esteban Montero
Chilean political figure (1879–1948).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Santiago.
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Santiago.
Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu
Turkish journalist (1879–1945).
Born January 1st, 1879.
Died June 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Jack Laviolette
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 17th, 1879 in Belleville. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1960 at 80 years old in Quebec, Montreal.
Ole Hallesby
Norwegian theologian.
Born August 5th, 1879 in Aremark.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Marcel Tournier
French harpist, composer, and pedagogue (1879–1951).
Born January 5th, 1879 in Paris.
Died May 8th, 1951 at 72 years old in Paris.
Martin Kirschner
German surgeon (1879–1942).
Born October 28th, 1879 in Wrocław.
Died August 30th, 1942 at 62 years old in Heidelberg.
Ramón Montoya
Spanish musician (1879–1949).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Madrid.
Died July 20th, 1949 at 69 years old
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