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In the year 1879

523 Notable birthdays

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 stage 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.

Born April 7th, 1879 in Rignano sull'Arno. [ref]

Died August 19th, 1964 at 85 years old in Vittoria Apuana. [ref]

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