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In the year 1879
528 Notable birthdays
Boris Savinkov
Russian writer (1879-1925).
Born January 31st, 1879 in Kharkiv.
Died May 7th, 1925 at 46 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Hans Lammers
German jurist, nazi politician, and head of the reich chancellery (1879-1962).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Lubliniec. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1962 at 82 years old in Düsseldorf.
Joe Hill
Swedish-american labor activist, songwriter, and member of the industrial workers of the world.
Born October 7th, 1879 in Gävle Parish. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1915 at 36 years old in Salt Lake City (gunshot wound).
Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Queen consort of king christian x of denmark (1879–1952).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Schwerin.
Died December 28th, 1952 at 73 years old in Sankt Lukas Stiftelsen.
Max von Laue
German physicist, nobel laureate and anti-nazi.
Born October 9th, 1879 in Koblenz.
Died April 24th, 1960 at 80 years old in West Berlin (traffic collision). [ref]
Milutin Milanković
Serbian mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, climatologist, and engineer.
Born May 28th, 1879 in Dalj. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Ernest Thesiger
Actor (1879-1961).
Born January 15th, 1879 in London.
Died January 14th, 1961 at 81 years old in London.
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
German princess.
Born May 12th, 1879 in Potsdam.
Died August 26th, 1945 at 66 years old in Kowary.
Nicola Bombacci
Italian politician and revolutionary (1879-1945).
Born October 24th, 1879 in Civitella di Romagna.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 65 years old in Dongo (gunshot wound).
Thomas Beecham, 2nd Baronet
British conductor and impresario.
Born April 29th, 1879 in St Helens. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1961 at 81 years old in London (coronary thrombosis). [ref]
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Gimli.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Norman Lindsay
Australian artist (1879-1969).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Creswick.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 90 years old in Sydney. [ref]
William Harrison Hays
American politician (1879–1954).
Born November 5th, 1879 in Sullivan.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 74 years old in Sullivan.
Terence MacSwiney
Irish playwright, author and nationalist politician (1879-1920).
Born March 28th, 1879 in Cork.
Died October 25th, 1920 at 41 years old in HM Prison Brixton (starvation).
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills (coronary occlusion).
Knud Rasmussen
Danish explorer and anthropologist.
Born June 7th, 1879 in Ilulissat.
Died December 21st, 1933 at 54 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Italo Gariboldi
Italian general (1879-1970).
Born April 20th, 1879 in Lodi.
Died February 9th, 1970 at 90 years old in Rome.
Lucy Burns
American suffragist (1879-1966).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Brooklyn.
Lucile Watson
Actress (1879-1962).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Quebec City.
Died June 24th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Jones
Welsh psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1879–1958).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gowerton.
Died February 11th, 1958 at 79 years old in London.
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1879-1956).
Born May 14th, 1879 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 77 years old in Paris.
Ruth St. Denis
American dancer (1879-1968).
Born January 20th, 1879 in Newark.
Died July 21st, 1968 at 89 years old in Hyatt Place Dubai Al Rigga.
Vachel Lindsay
American poet (1879–1931).
Born November 10th, 1879 in Springfield.
Died December 5th, 1931 at 52 years old in Springfield (intoxication).
Miles Franklin
Australian writer and feminist (1879–1954).
Born October 14th, 1879 in Talbingo.
Died September 19th, 1954 at 74 years old in Drummoyne.
Lois Weber
American actor/film director (1879-1939).
Born June 13th, 1879 in Allegheny County. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1939 at 60 years old in Hollywood (ulcer). [ref]
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