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In the year 1879
528 Notable birthdays
Mazo de la Roche
Canadian writer (1879-1961).
Born January 15th, 1879 in Newmarket.
Died July 12th, 1961 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Joaquín Nin
Spanish composer and pianist (1879-1949).
Born September 29th, 1879 in Havana.
Died October 24th, 1949 at 70 years old in Havana.
Benjamin Christensen
Danish actor (1879-1959).
Born September 28th, 1879 in Viborg.
Died April 1st, 1959 at 79 years old in Frederiksberg.
Cyril Scott
English composer, writer, and poet (1879–1970).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Oxton.
Died December 31st, 1970 at 91 years old in Eastbourne.
Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted
Danish physical chemist (1879–1947).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Varde.
Died December 17th, 1947 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Patrick Abercrombie
English architect.
Born June 6th, 1879 in Ashton on Mersey. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1957 at 77 years old in Aston Tirrold. [ref]
Aram Manukian
Armenian revolutionary, politician and general who managed and led the van resistance and instrumented the founding of the first republic of armenia (1879–1919).
Born March 19th, 1879 in Shusha, David Bek.
Died January 29th, 1919 at 39 years old in Yerevan (disease).
Oskar Barnack
German optical engineer (1879–1936).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Lynow.
Died January 16th, 1936 at 56 years old in Bad Nauheim (pneumonia).
Simon Rodia
American artist, tile setter (1879–1965).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Serino.
Died July 17th, 1965 at 86 years old in Martinez.
Alan Gardiner
English egyptologist and philologist (1879–1963).
Born March 29th, 1879.
Died December 19th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oxford.
Vittorio Ambrosio
Italian army officer (1879-1958).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Turin.
Died November 19th, 1958 at 79 years old in Alassio.
Gorazd
Czechoslovak evangelic priest and theologist.
Born May 26th, 1879 in Hrubá Vrbka.
Died September 4th, 1942 at 63 years old in Prague (execution by shooting). [ref]
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
American author and social activist (1879–1958).
Born February 17th, 1879 in Lawrence.
Died November 9th, 1958 at 79 years old in Arlington.
Rudolf Friml
Czech composer (1879–1972).
Born December 7th, 1879 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1972 at 92 years old in United States, Hollywood. [ref]
Léon Jouhaux
French trade unionist (1879–1954).
Born July 1st, 1879 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1954 at 74 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Georgios Kondylis
Greek politician and general (1879-1936).
Born August 26th, 1879 in Proussos Municipal Unit. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1936 at 56 years old in Athens (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elmer McCollum
American biochemist (1879-1967).
Born March 3rd, 1879 in Redfield. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1967 at 88 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Carlos Chagas
Brazilian doctor and scientist (1879-1934).
Born July 9th, 1879 in Oliveira.
Died November 8th, 1934 at 55 years old in Rio de Janeiro (myocardial infarction).
Hans Hahn
Austrian mathematician (1879–1934).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died July 24th, 1934 at 54 years old in Vienna.
Prince Mirko of Montenegro
Prince of montenegro (1879-1918).
Born April 17th, 1879 in Cetinje.
Died March 2nd, 1918 at 38 years old in Vienna.
Freeman Wills Crofts
Irish mystery author.
Born July 1st, 1879 in Dublin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1957 at 77 years old in Worthing. [ref]
King Baggot
American actor, screenwriter and director (1879-1948).
Born November 7th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Luisa Capeta
Puerto rican labor organizer (1879–1922).
Born October 28th, 1879 in Arecibo.
Died April 10th, 1922 at 42 years old in Río Piedras (tuberculosis).
Aleksandar Tsankov
Prime minister of bulgaria (1879-1959).
Born June 29th, 1879 in Oryahovo.
Died July 27th, 1959 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires, Belgrano.
Adolf Strauss
German wehrmacht general.
Born September 6th, 1879 in Schermcke.
Died March 20th, 1973 at 93 years old in Lübeck.
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