Piet Dickentman

Dutch cyclist (1879–1950).

Born January 4th, 1879 in Amsterdam.

Died October 7th, 1950 at 71 years old in Amsterdam.

Øistein Schirmer

Gymnast (1879–1947).

Born April 11th, 1879 in Fredrikstad Municipality.

Died May 24th, 1947 at 68 years old in Larvik.

Georg Westling

Yacht racer (1879–1930).

Born August 24th, 1879 in Helsinki.

Died November 14th, 1930 at 51 years old in Helsinki.

William Stickney

Amateur golfer (1879–1944).

Born May 25th, 1879 in St. Louis.

Died September 12th, 1944 at 65 years old in St. Louis.

Willy Düskow

German rower.

Born September 25th, 1879 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died September 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in Westerland. ^[ref]

Émile Spannoghe

Belgian footballer.

Born October 30th, 1879 (age 146 years) in Grembergen.

Jegor Sozonov

Russian revolutionary (1879–1910).

Born June 7th, 1879 in Petrovskoye.

Died December 10th, 1910 at 31 years old in Gorny Zerenty.

Osman Nuri-Asan oğlu Aqçoqraqlı

Crimean tatar writer, journalist, historian, archaeologist, ethnographer, and teacher.

Born January 15th, 1879 in Van, Bakhchysarai.

Died April 17th, 1938 at 59 years old in Simferopol.

Vladimir Aïtoff

French rugby union footballer (1879-1963).

Born August 5th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 6th, 1963 at 84 years old in Paris.

Eleonora Jenko Groyer

Slovene physician.

Born February 15th, 1879 in Ljubljana.

Died June 24th, 1959 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.

Maurits Verdonck

Belgian rower (1879–1968).

Born April 21st, 1879 in Ghent. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 1968 at 88 years old in Gentbrugge. ^[ref]

Ğaliäsğar Kamal

Tatar writer from the russian empire and the soviet union.

Born January 6th, 1879 in Kazan.

Died June 16th, 1933 at 54 years old in Kazan.

Stanyslav Liudkevych

Ukrainian composer (1879–1979).

Born December 24th, 1879 in Jarosław.

Died September 10th, 1979 at 99 years old in Lviv. ^[ref]

John Symes

English cricket player (1879-1944).

Born January 11th, 1879 in Crediton.

Died September 23rd, 1944 at 65 years old in Newton Abbot. ^[ref]

Harry Kerr

New zealand athlete (1879-1951).

Born January 28th, 1879 in Taranaki Region.

Died May 17th, 1951 at 72 years old in Taranaki Region (cancer).

Nils Persson

Sailor (1879-1941).

Born February 11th, 1879 in Stockholm.

Died February 4th, 1941 at 61 years old in Stockholm.

Ben Warren

English footballer (1879-1917).

Born May 7th, 1879 in Derbyshire.

Died January 15th, 1917 at 37 years old in Derbyshire (tuberculosis).

Józef Unszlicht

Soviet politician (1879-1938).

Born December 31st, 1879 in Mława.

Died July 29th, 1938 at 58 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.