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In the year 1879
528 Notable birthdays
Andres Larka
Estonian military personnel and politician (1879-1943).
Born March 5th, 1879 in Pilistvere.
Died January 8th, 1943 at 63 years old in Kirov Oblast.
Laura Clifford Barney
American baháʼí teacher and philanthropist (1879–1974).
Born November 30th, 1879 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1974 at 94 years old in Paris.
Marion Jones Farquhar
American tennis player (1879–1965).
Born November 2nd, 1879 in Gold Hill.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 85 years old in West Hollywood.
Julia Bell
British geneticist (1879–1979).
Born January 28th, 1879 in Sherwood.
Died April 26th, 1979 at 100 years old in Westminster.
Sári Fedák
(1879–1955) hungarian stage actress.
Born September 27th, 1879 in Berehove. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1955 at 75 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrés Ignacio Menéndez
President of el salvador (1879-1962).
Born February 1st, 1879 in Santa Ana.
Died June 7th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City.
Ben Warren
English footballer (1879-1917).
Born May 7th, 1879 in Derbyshire.
Died January 15th, 1917 at 37 years old in Derbyshire (tuberculosis).
Ernst Põdder
Estonian military personnel (1879–1932).
Born February 10th, 1879 in Tartu.
Died June 24th, 1932 at 53 years old in Tallinn.
Gaetano Catanoso
Italian parish priest (1879-1963).
Born February 14th, 1879 in San Lorenzo.
Died April 4th, 1963 at 84 years old in Reggio Calabria.
Alfredo Kindelán
Spanish general (1879-1962).
Born March 13th, 1879 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 14th, 1962 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Martha Mattox
American film actress (1879-1933).
Born June 19th, 1879 in Natchez.
Died May 2nd, 1933 at 53 years old in Sidney.
Felix Ehrenhaft
Austrian physicist (1879–1952).
Born April 24th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died March 4th, 1952 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Nikolai Evreinov
Soviet theatre director (1879-1953).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
René Pottier
French racing cyclist.
Born June 5th, 1879 in Moret-sur-Loing.
Died January 25th, 1907 at 27 years old in Levallois-Perret (hanging).
Wilhelm Schlenk
German chemist (1879-1943).
Born March 22nd, 1879 in Munich.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tübingen.
Johan Falkberget
Norwegian politician and author (1879-1967).
Born September 30th, 1879 in Røros Municipality.
Died April 5th, 1967 at 87 years old in Røros Municipality.
Björn Þórðarson
Prime minister of iceland (1879-1963).
Born February 6th, 1879.
Died October 25th, 1963 at 84 years old
Alexandros Othonaios
Greek politician and general (1879-1970).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gytheio.
Died September 20th, 1970 at 91 years old in Athens.
Maurice Delage
French composer (1879-1961).
Born November 13th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 1961 at 81 years old in Paris.
Ferenc Móra
Hungarian writer (1879-1934).
Born July 19th, 1879 in Kiskunfélegyháza. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1934 at 54 years old in Szeged. [ref]
August Herman Pfund
American physicist, spectroscopy.
Born December 28th, 1879 in Madison.
Died January 4th, 1949 at 69 years old
Alcides Arguedas
Bolivian politician (1879-1946).
Born July 15th, 1879 in La Paz. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1946 at 66 years old in Chulumani.
Manya Shochat
Israeli politician (1879-1961).
Born October 11th, 1879 in Lasosna.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv.
Osman Đikić
Bosnian writer (1879-1912).
Born January 7th, 1879 in Mostar.
Died March 30th, 1912 at 33 years old in Mostar.
Urban Gad
Danish filmmaker (1879-1947).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Skælskør.
Died December 26th, 1947 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle