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In the year 1879
523 Notable birthdays
Henri Fauconnier
French writer (1879-1973).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Barbezieux. [ref]
Died April 14th, 1973 at 94 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Juan Demóstenes Arosemena
President of panama (1879-1939).
Born June 24th, 1879 in Panama City. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1939 at 60 years old in Penonomé, Coclé.
Charles Jaffe
American chess player.
Born April 25th, 1879 in Dubroŭna.
Died July 12th, 1941 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.
Aram Andonian
Armenian journalist/historian/writer.
Born September 1st, 1879 in Beyoğlu. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1951 at 72 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Josip Murn
Slovenian poet (1879-1901).
Born March 4th, 1879 in Ljubljana.
Died June 18th, 1901 at 22 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).
Jacques Schneider
French financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, who created the schneider trophy.
Born July 25th, 1879 in Paris.
Died May 1st, 1928 at 48 years old in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
Clemente Micara
Catholic cardinal (1879–1965).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Frascati.
Died March 11th, 1965 at 85 years old in Rome.
Lev Iakovlevich Karpov
Russian revolutionary.
Born April 30th, 1879 in Kyiv.
Died January 6th, 1921 at 41 years old in Moscow.
Gabriel Miró
Spanish author.
Born July 28th, 1879 in Alicante. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1930 at 50 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Eduardo Marquina
Spanish writer (1879-1946).
Born January 21st, 1879 in Barcelona.
Died November 21st, 1946 at 67 years old in New York City.
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