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In the year 1879
528 Notable birthdays
José Millán Astray
General spanish, fascist, hero of the war in the philippines and founder of the spanish legion (1879-1954).
Born July 5th, 1879 in A Coruña. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1954 at 74 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jacques Copeau
French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist (1879–1949).
Born February 4th, 1879 in Paris.
Died October 20th, 1949 at 70 years old in Beaune.
Marius Jacob
French anarchist (1879–1954).
Born September 29th, 1879 in Marseille.
Died August 28th, 1954 at 74 years old in Reuilly (intoxication).
Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1879-1962).
Born November 17th, 1879 in Kraków.
Died August 16th, 1962 at 82 years old in Burg Anholt.
Thomas Meighan
American actor (1879-1936).
Born April 9th, 1879 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 8th, 1936 at 57 years old in Great Neck Peninsula (cancer).
Joseph Canteloube
French composer and musicologist (1879-1957).
Born October 21st, 1879 in Annonay. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Grigny.
Agha Hashar Kashmiri
Poet, playwright and dramatist.
Born April 4th, 1879 in Varanasi.
Died April 28th, 1935 at 56 years old in Lahore.
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Chilean politician and president (1879-1941).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Pocuro.
Died November 25th, 1941 at 62 years old in Santiago (tuberculosis).
Ion G. Duca
Romanian politician (1879-1933).
Born December 20th, 1879 in Bucharest.
Died December 30th, 1933 at 54 years old in Sinaia.
Friedrich Christiansen
German flying ace (1879-1972).
Born December 12th, 1879 in Wyk auf Föhr. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1972 at 92 years old in Aukrug. [ref]
Beatrice Hastings
British writer (1879–1943).
Born January 27th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1943 at 64 years old in Worthing (asphyxia).
Nadezhda Plevitskaya
Russian singer and spy.
Born September 29th, 1879 in Kursk Uyezd.
Died October 1st, 1940 at 61 years old in Rennes.
David Landau
Actor (1879-1935).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Philadelphia.
Died September 20th, 1935 at 56 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Hovannes Adamian
Armenian inventor and engineer (1879–1932).
Born February 17th, 1879 in Baku.
Died September 12th, 1932 at 53 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Hod Stuart
Canadian ice hockey player (1879-1907).
Born February 20th, 1879 in Ottawa.
Died June 23rd, 1907 at 28 years old in Bay of Quinte.
Walery Sławek
Prime minister of poland (1879-1939).
Born November 2nd, 1879 in Strutynka.
Died April 3rd, 1939 at 59 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Luigj Gurakuqi
Albanian writer and politician (1879-1925).
Born February 19th, 1879 in Shkodër.
Died March 2nd, 1925 at 46 years old in Bari.
Sándor Garbai
Chairman of the hungarian central executive council (prime minister) (1879-1947).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Kiskunhalas.
Died November 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Paris.
Eli Heckscher
Swedish historian and economist (1879–1952).
Born November 24th, 1879 in Stockholm.
Died December 23rd, 1952 at 73 years old in Stockholm.
Charles Bryant
British actor and film director (1879-1948).
Born January 8th, 1879 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 1948 at 69 years old in Mount Kisco.
Alexander Moissi
Albanian-born austrian actor (1879–1935).
Born April 2nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died March 23rd, 1935 at 55 years old in Vienna (pneumonia).
Karl Bühler
German psychologist (1879-1963).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Meckesheim. [ref]
Died October 24th, 1963 at 84 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ardengo Soffici
Italian painter, poet and writer (1879–1964).
Born April 7th, 1879 in Rignano sull'Arno.
Died August 19th, 1964 at 85 years old in Vittoria Apuana.
Othon Friesz
French artist (1879-1949).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1949 at 69 years old in Paris.
Martin Mutschmann
German politician (1879-1947).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Hirschberg.
Died February 14th, 1947 at 67 years old in Lubyanka Building (gunshot wound).
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