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In the year 1879
570 Notable birthdays
Josep Maria Jujol
Spanish architect (1879–1949).
Born September 16th, 1879 in Tarragona.
Died May 1st, 1949 at 69 years old in Barcelona.
Rıza Nur
Turkish surgeon, statesperson and writer (1879–1942).
Born August 30th, 1879 in Sinop.
Died September 8th, 1942 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
Ernst Herzfeld
German archaeologist (1879–1948).
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Celle.
Died January 21st, 1948 at 68 years old in Basel. [ref]
William Dobbie
British general (1879–1964).
Born July 12th, 1879 in Chennai.
Died October 3rd, 1964 at 85 years old in Kensington.
Alfred Ritscher
German explorer (1879–1963).
Born May 23rd, 1879 in Bad Lauterberg im Harz.
Died March 30th, 1963 at 83 years old in Hamburg.
Alfred Eckhard Zimmern
British academic (1879-1957).
Born January 26th, 1879 in Surbiton. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1957 at 78 years old in Hartford. [ref]
Isaac Gruenbaum
Israeli politician (1879–1970).
Born November 24th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 90 years old in Gan Samuel.
John Randolph Bray
Animator (1879-1978).
Born August 25th, 1879 in Addison.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 99 years old in Bridgeport.
Bedřich Hrozný
Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879-1952).
Born May 6th, 1879 in Lysá nad Labem.
Died December 12th, 1952 at 73 years old in Prague.
Andriy Livytskyi
Ukrainian politician (1879-1954).
Born April 12th, 1879 in Lipliave. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1954 at 74 years old in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Joseph Louis Anne Avenol
French diplomat (1879-1952).
Died September 2nd, 1952 at 73 years old in Duillier.
Raymond Pearl
American biogerontologist (1879-1940).
Born June 3rd, 1879 in Farmington.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 61 years old in Hershey.
Kathlyn Williams
American actress (1879-1960).
Died September 23rd, 1960 at 81 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov
Russian politician (1879–1940).
Born November 1st, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 7th, 1940 at 60 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Rupert Julian
Hollywood director and actor (1879-1943).
Born January 25th, 1879 in Whangaroa.
Died December 27th, 1943 at 64 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Harry Burton
English egyptologist and archaeological photographer (1879–1940).
Born September 13th, 1879 in Lincolnshire.
Died June 27th, 1940 at 60 years old in Kingdom of Egypt.
Henry de Monfreid
French writer and adventurer (1879–1974).
Born November 14th, 1879 in Leucate.
Died December 13th, 1974 at 95 years old in Ingrandes.
Han Yong-un
Korean writer (1879–1944).
Born August 29th, 1879 in Gyeongsang.
Died June 29th, 1944 at 64 years old in Seoul (disease).
Friedrich Adler
Austrian politician (1879-1960).
Born July 9th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died January 2nd, 1960 at 80 years old in Zurich.
José Giral
Spanish politician (1879-1962).
Born October 22nd, 1879 in Santiago de Cuba. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1962 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Viktor Nogin
Prominent bolshevik, mayor of moscow (1878-1924).
Born February 14th, 1879 in Moscow.
Died May 22nd, 1924 at 45 years old in Moscow (peritonitis).
Charles Camoin
French painter (1879–1965).
Born September 23rd, 1879 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1965 at 85 years old in Paris.
YU You-Ren
Taiwanese politician (1879-1964).
Born April 11th, 1879 in Sanyuan County.
Died November 10th, 1964 at 85 years old in Taipei (pneumonia).
Bob Crompton
English footballer (1879–1941).
Born September 26th, 1879 in Blackburn.
Died March 16th, 1941 at 61 years old in Blackburn.
Robert Greig
American/australian actor (1879-1958).
Born December 27th, 1879 in Melbourne.
Died June 27th, 1958 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
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