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In the year 1879
570 Notable birthdays
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.
Died November 13th, 1939 at 60 years old in Hollywood (ulcer).
Victor Sjöström
Swedish film director, screenwriter, and actor (1879-1960).
Born September 20th, 1879 in Silbodal parish. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1960 at 80 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Alfred Abel
German actor (1879–1937).
Born March 12th, 1879 in Leipzig.
Died December 12th, 1937 at 58 years old in Berlin (disease).
Pierre Gilliard
Swiss tutor to the russian imperial family (1879-1962).
Died May 30th, 1962 at 83 years old in Lausanne.
Vivian Woodward
English footballer (1879-1954).
Born June 3rd, 1879 in London.
Died January 31st, 1954 at 74 years old in London Borough of Ealing. [ref]
Edwin Montagu
British politician (1879–1924).
Born February 6th, 1879 in London.
Died November 15th, 1924 at 45 years old in London.
Walter Long
American actor (1879-1952).
Born March 5th, 1879 in Nashua.
Died July 4th, 1952 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf Laban
Austrian choreographer (1879-1958).
Born December 15th, 1879 in Bratislava.
Died July 1st, 1958 at 78 years old in Weybridge.
Mabel Dodge Luhan
American patron of the arts (1879-1962).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Buffalo.
Died August 13th, 1962 at 83 years old in Taos.
Ali of Hejaz
King and grand sharif (1879–1935).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Mecca.
Died February 14th, 1935 at 56 years old in Baghdad.
Hisaichi Terauchi
Japanese general (1879-1946).
Born August 8th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died June 12th, 1946 at 66 years old in Malayan Union (stroke).
John Ireland
British composer and teacher of music (1879-1962).
Born August 13th, 1879 in Bowdon.
Died June 12th, 1962 at 82 years old in Rock Mill.
Angelina Beloff
Russian-mexican artist (1879-1969).
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 90 years old in Mexico City.
Annie Kenney
British suffragette (1879-1953).
Born September 13th, 1879 in Springhead.
Died July 9th, 1953 at 73 years old in Hitchin.
Laura Hope Crews
American actress (1879-1942).
Born December 12th, 1879 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 62 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Huda Sha'rawi
Egyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947).
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Minya. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1947 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
British politician (1879-1943).
Died October 7th, 1943 at 64 years old in Shanghai.
Pál Teleki
Prime minister of hungary (1879–1941).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Budapest.
Died April 3rd, 1941 at 61 years old in Budapest (gunshot wound).
Camillo Castiglioni
Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957).
Born October 22nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died December 18th, 1957 at 78 years old in Rome.
Hans Luther
German chancellor (1879-1962).
Born March 10th, 1879 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1962 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf.
Clem Bevans
American actor (1879-1963).
Born October 16th, 1879 in Cozaddale.
Died August 11th, 1963 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills.
Othmar Hermann Ammann
Swiss-american structural engineer (1879-1965).
Born March 26th, 1879 in Feuerthalen. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1965 at 86 years old in Rye.
John Maclean
Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist (1879-1923).
Born August 24th, 1879 in Glasgow.
Died November 30th, 1923 at 44 years old in Glasgow (pneumonia).
Birthdays 76 to 100 of 570
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