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In the year 1879
568 Notable birthdays
Alexander Drankov
Russian photographer (1886-1949).
Born August 10th, 1879 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1949 at 69 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction).
Eugenie Forde
Actress (1879-1940).
Born June 22nd, 1879 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1940 at 61 years old in Van Nuys.
Henri Fauconnier
French writer (1879-1973).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Barbezieux. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1973 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
President of panama (1879-1939).
Born June 24th, 1879 in Panama City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1939 at 60 years old in Penonomé.
Charles Jaffe
American chess player.
Born April 25th, 1879 in Dubroŭna.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
Aram Andonian
Armenian journalist, historian and writer.
Born September 1st, 1879 in Beyoğlu. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Josip Murn
Slovenian poet (1879-1901).
Born March 4th, 1879 in Ljubljana.
Died June 18th, 1901 at 22 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).
Jacques Schneider
French financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, who created the schneider trophy (1879–1928).
Born July 25th, 1879 in Paris.
Died May 1st, 1928 at 48 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Clemente Micara
Catholic cardinal (1879–1965).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Frascati.
Died March 11th, 1965 at 85 years old in Rome.
Lev Karpov
Russian revolutionary (1879–1921).
Born April 30th, 1879 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1921 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Gabriel Miró
Spanish author (1879–1930).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Alicante. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1930 at 50 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Margarete Bieber
German-american art historian (1879–1978).
Born July 31st, 1879 in Przechowo.
Died February 25th, 1978 at 98 years old in New Canaan.
Eduardo Marquina
Spanish writer (1879-1946).
Born January 21st, 1879 in Barcelona.
Died November 21st, 1946 at 67 years old in New York City.
Joseph Haas
German composer and music teacher (1879–1960).
Born March 19th, 1879 in Maihingen.
Died March 30th, 1960 at 81 years old in Munich.
Augusto Samuel Boyd
President of panama (1879-1957).
Born August 1st, 1879 in Panama City.
Died June 17th, 1957 at 77 years old in Panama City.
Rawghlie Clement Stanford
American politician (1879-1963).
Born August 2nd, 1879 in Buffalo Gap.
Died December 15th, 1963 at 84 years old in Phoenix.
Ellen Gleditsch
Norwegian radiochemist (1879–1968).
Born December 29th, 1879 in Mandal.
Died June 6th, 1968 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Martin Tranmæl
Norwegian politician (1879-1967).
Born June 27th, 1879 in Melhus Municipality.
Died July 1st, 1967 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Ida May Park
Screenwriter, film director (1879-1954).
Born December 28th, 1879 in Los Angeles.
Died June 13th, 1954 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
André Deed
French actor (1879-1940).
Born April 22nd, 1879 in Le Havre.
Died October 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in Paris.
Henrique da Rocha Lima
Brazilian microbiologist.
Born November 24th, 1879 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 26th, 1956 at 76 years old in São Paulo.
Kārlis Skalbe
Latvian writer (1879–1945).
Born November 7th, 1879 in Vecpiebalga Municipality.
Died April 14th, 1945 at 65 years old in Stockholm.
Charles Hutchison
Actor, film director, screenwriter (1879-1949).
Born December 3rd, 1879 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 30th, 1949 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Dezső Szabó
Hungarian writer (1879–1945).
Born June 10th, 1879 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died January 13th, 1945 at 65 years old in Budapest.
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