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In the year 1879
570 Notable birthdays
Wallace Stevens
American poet (1879–1955).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Reading.
Died August 2nd, 1955 at 75 years old in Hartford (stomach cancer).
Jane Darwell
American actress (1879-1967).
Born October 15th, 1879 in Marion County.
Died August 13th, 1967 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction).
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
Anglo-canadian business tycoon, politician, and writer (1879-1964).
Died June 9th, 1964 at 85 years old in Cherkley Court.
James F. Byrnes
American politician (1882–1972).
Born May 2nd, 1879 in Charleston. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1972 at 92 years old in Columbia.
Wu Lien-teh
Malaysian physician (1879–1960).
Born March 10th, 1879 in Penang Island.
Died January 21st, 1960 at 80 years old in Penang.
Grace Coolidge
First lady of the united states from 1923 to 1929.
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Burlington.
Died July 8th, 1957 at 78 years old in Plymouth.
William Fox
Hungarian-american film producer.
Born January 1st, 1879 in Tolcsva.
Died May 8th, 1952 at 73 years old in New York City.
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Bengali revolutionary (1879-1915).
Born December 7th, 1879 in Kushtia District, Bengal Presidency.
Died September 10th, 1915 at 35 years old in Odisha, Balasore, British Raj (shootout).
Symon Petliura
Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926).
Born May 22nd, 1879 in Poltava.
Died May 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Paris.
Warner Oland
Swedish-american actor (1879–1938).
Born October 3rd, 1879 in Västerbotten County.
Died August 6th, 1938 at 58 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia).
Chen Duxiu
Chinese politician and co-founder of the chinese communist party (1879–1942).
Born October 8th, 1879 in Huaining County.
Died May 27th, 1942 at 62 years old in Jiangjin District.
Shunroku Hata
Japanese general (1879–1962).
Died May 10th, 1962 at 82 years old in Tanagura (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Ottorino Respighi
Italian composer, musicologist and conductor.
Born June 9th, 1879 in Bologna.
Died April 18th, 1936 at 56 years old in Rome (heart failure).
An Jung-geun
Korean independence activist (1879–1910).
Born September 2nd, 1879 in Haeju.
Died March 26th, 1910 at 30 years old in Lüshunkou District (hanging to death).
Edward Steichen
American photographer, artist and curator (1879-1973).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Bivange.
Died March 25th, 1973 at 93 years old in Redding (disease).
Ernest Howard Shepard
British artist (1879-1976).
Born December 10th, 1879 in London.
Died March 24th, 1976 at 96 years old in Lodsworth.
Spiridon Putin
Russian chef and grandfather of vladimir putin (1879-1965).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Tver Governorate.
Died December 19th, 1965 at 86 years old
Francis Picabia
French painter and writer (1879-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1953 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
Duke of westminster (1879-1953).
Born March 19th, 1879 in Cheshire.
Died July 19th, 1953 at 74 years old in Scotland.
William Beveridge
British economist and social reformer (1879-1963).
Born March 5th, 1879 in Rangpur.
Died March 16th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oxford.
Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
American-born english politician and newspaper proprietor (1879-1952).
Born May 19th, 1879 in New York City.
Died September 30th, 1952 at 73 years old in Taplow.
Henri Giraud
French general and politician (1879-1949).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Paris.
Died March 11th, 1949 at 70 years old in Dijon.
Bob Smith
American physician and surgeon (1879–1950).
Born August 8th, 1879 in St. Johnsbury.
Died November 16th, 1950 at 71 years old in Akron (colorectal cancer).
Lewis Stone
American actor (1879–1953).
Born November 15th, 1879 in Worcester.
Died September 12th, 1953 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Korzybski
Polish-american scholar and philosopher (1879–1950).
Born July 3rd, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died March 1st, 1950 at 70 years old in Lakeville.
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