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In the year 1879
523 Notable birthdays
Ben Warren
English footballer (1879-1917).
Born May 7th, 1879 in Derbyshire.
Died January 15th, 1917 at 37 years old in Derbyshire (tuberculosis).
Ernst Põdder
Estonian military personnel (1879–1932).
Born February 10th, 1879 in Tartu.
Died June 24th, 1932 at 53 years old in Tallinn.
Gaetano Catanoso
Italian parish priest (1879-1963).
Born February 14th, 1879 in San Lorenzo.
Died April 4th, 1963 at 84 years old in Reggio Calabria.
Alfredo Kindelán
Spanish general (1879-1962).
Born March 13th, 1879 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died December 14th, 1962 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Martha Mattox
American film actress (1879-1933).
Born June 19th, 1879 in Natchez.
Died May 2nd, 1933 at 53 years old in Sidney.
Felix Ehrenhaft
Austrian physicist.
Born April 24th, 1879 in Vienna.
Died March 4th, 1952 at 72 years old in Vienna.
Nikolai Evreinov
Soviet theatre director (1879-1953).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
René Pottier
French racing cyclist.
Born June 5th, 1879 in Moret-sur-Loing.
Died January 25th, 1907 at 27 years old in Levallois-Perret (hanging).
Wilhelm Schlenk
German chemist (1879-1943).
Born March 22nd, 1879 in Munich.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tübingen.
Johan Falkberget
Norwegian politician and author (1879-1967).
Born September 30th, 1879 in Røros Municipality.
Died April 5th, 1967 at 87 years old in Røros Municipality.
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