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In the year 1879
568 Notable birthdays
Otis F. Glenn
American politician (1879–1959).
Born August 27th, 1879 in Mattoon.
Died March 11th, 1959 at 79 years old in Portage Point.
Marie Juchacz
German politician (1879-1956).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Died January 28th, 1956 at 76 years old in Düsseldorf.
Fatma Sultan
Ottoman princess (1879-1932) daughter of murad v.
Born June 19th, 1879 in Istanbul.
Died November 20th, 1932 at 53 years old in Sofia.
Oka Gorodovikov
Soviet general (1879–1960).
Born October 1st, 1879.
Died November 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Moscow.
George Lessey
Actor, film director (1879-1947).
Born June 8th, 1879 in Amherst.
Died June 3rd, 1947 at 67 years old in Westbrook.
Armen Tigranian
Armenian composer and conductor (1879–1950).
Born December 26th, 1879 in Gyumri.
Died February 10th, 1950 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
K. A. C. Creswell
English architectural historian (1879–1974).
Born September 13th, 1879 in London.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 94 years old in London.
Karl Kleist
German psychiatrist (1879-1960).
Born January 31st, 1879 in Mulhouse.
Died December 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Frankfurt.
Jean Gilbert
German composer and conductor (1879–1942).
Born February 11th, 1879 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 1942 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
Adolphe Ferrière
Swiss educator; one of the founders of the movement of the progressive education (1879–1960).
Born August 30th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1960 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Harry A. Pollard
American actor, film director, screenwriter (1879–1934).
Born January 23rd, 1879 in Republic County.
Died July 6th, 1934 at 55 years old in Pasadena (cancer).
Juan Manuel Frutos
President of paraguay (1879-1960).
Born June 12th, 1879 in Asunción.
Died April 15th, 1960 at 80 years old in Asunción.
Volkmar Andreae
Swiss composer and conductor (1879-1962).
Died June 18th, 1962 at 82 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Iraqi politician.
Born May 2nd, 1879 in Nasiriyah.
Died November 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Baghdad.
Karl Etlinger
Actor (1879-1946).
Born October 16th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died May 8th, 1946 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Otto Olsson
Swedish composer (1879–1964).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died September 1st, 1964 at 84 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
Catholic cardinal (1879–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Mosul.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 88 years old in Beirut.
Frank Kugler
German-american sportsman (1879-1952).
Born March 29th, 1879 in German Empire.
Died July 7th, 1952 at 73 years old in St. Louis.
Igo Etrich
Aviation pioneer (1879–1967).
Born December 25th, 1879 in Horní Staré Město, Trutnov. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1967 at 87 years old in Salzburg. [ref]
Eligio Ayala
President of paraguay (1879–1930).
Born December 4th, 1879 in Mbuyapey.
Died October 25th, 1930 at 50 years old in Asunción.
Carl Wilhelm Oseen
Theoretical physicist (1879-1944).
Born April 17th, 1879 in Lund.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 65 years old in Uppsala.
Leopold Gottlieb
Polish artist (1879-1934).
Born June 3rd, 1879 in Drohiczyn, Drohobych. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1934 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]
Francis Bruguière
American photographer (1879-1945).
Born October 15th, 1879 in San Francisco.
Died May 8th, 1945 at 65 years old in London.
Bartolomé Blanche
President of chile (1879-1970).
Born June 6th, 1879 in La Serena.
Died June 10th, 1970 at 91 years old in Santiago.
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