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In the year 1879

523 Notable birthdays

Adolphe Kégresse

French engineer.

Born June 20th, 1879 in Héricourt.

Died February 9th, 1943 at 63 years old in Croissy-sur-Seine.

Ralph George Hawtrey

British economist (1879–1975).

Born November 22nd, 1879 in Slough.

Died March 21st, 1975 at 95 years old in London.

Beals Coleman Wright

American tennis player (1879–1961).

Born December 19th, 1879 in Boston.

Died August 23rd, 1961 at 81 years old in Alton.

Helen Gwynne-Vaughan

British mycologist and botanist (1879-1967).

Born January 21st, 1879 in London.

Died August 26th, 1967 at 88 years old in Storrington.

Yakov Ganetsky

Soviet politician (1879-1937).

Born March 15th, 1879 in Warsaw.

Died November 26th, 1937 at 58 years old in Moscow.

Eugen Varga

Hungarian economist (1879-1964).

Born November 6th, 1879 in Nagytétény. [ref]

Died October 7th, 1964 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Hugo Riesenfeld

Austrian-american composer (1879–1939).

Born January 26th, 1879 in Vienna.

Died September 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.

Henri Chrétien

French astronomer (1879–1956).

Born February 1st, 1879 in Paris.

Died February 6th, 1956 at 77 years old in Forest Glen.

Karel Hašler

Czech songwriter and actor (1879–1941).

Born October 31st, 1879 in Zlíchov. [ref]

Died December 22nd, 1941 at 62 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (torture). [ref]

Aimo Cajander

Finnish politician (1879-1943).

Born April 4th, 1879 in Uusikaupunki. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1943 at 63 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

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