Lawrence Pentland

Canadian lacrosse player.

Born April 6th, 1879 in Manitoba.

Died November 2nd, 1923 at 44 years old in Winnipeg.

Piet Dickentman

Dutch cyclist (1879–1950).

Born January 4th, 1879 in Amsterdam.

Died October 7th, 1950 at 71 years old in Amsterdam.

Øistein Schirmer

Gymnast.

Born April 11th, 1879 in Fredrikstad.

Died May 24th, 1947 at 68 years old in Larvik.

Georg Westling

Yacht racer.

Born August 24th, 1879 in Helsinki.

Died November 14th, 1930 at 51 years old in Helsinki.

Willy Düskow

German rower.

Born September 25th, 1879 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died September 14th, 1962 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Émile Spannoghe

Belgian footballer.

Born October 30th, 1879 (age 146 years) in Grembergen.

Osman Nuri-Asan oğlu Aqçoqraqlı

Crimean tatar writer, journalist, historian, archaeologist, ethnographer, and teacher.

Born January 15th, 1879 in Bakhchysarai, Van.

Died April 17th, 1938 at 59 years old in Simferopol.

Eleonora Jenko Groyer

Slovene physician.

Born February 15th, 1879 in Ljubljana.

Died June 24th, 1959 at 80 years old in Ljubljana.

Ğaliäsğar Kamal

Tatar writer from the russian empire and the soviet union.

Born January 6th, 1879 in Kazan.

Died June 16th, 1933 at 54 years old in Kazan.

Stanyslav Liudkevych

Ukrainian composer (1879–1979).

Born January 24th, 1879 in Jarosław.

Died September 10th, 1979 at 100 years old in Lviv. ^[ref]