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In the year 1879
523 Notable birthdays
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Bengali revolutionary (1879-1915).
Born December 7th, 1879 in Bengal Presidency, Kushtia District.
Died September 10th, 1915 at 35 years old in British Raj, Odisha, Balasore (shootout).
Symon Petliura
Ukrainian military leader (1879–1926).
Born May 22nd, 1879 in Poltava. [ref]
Died May 25th, 1926 at 47 years old in Paris. [ref]
Warner Oland
Swedish-american actor (1879–1938).
Born October 3rd, 1879 in Västerbotten County.
Died August 6th, 1938 at 58 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia).
Chen Duxiu
Chinese politician and co-founder of the chinese communist party (1879–1942).
Born October 8th, 1879 in Huaining County.
Died May 27th, 1942 at 62 years old in Jiangjin District.
Shunroku Hata
Japanese general (1879-1962).
Born July 26th, 1879 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died May 10th, 1962 at 82 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Ottorino Respighi
Italian composer, musicologist and conductor.
Born July 9th, 1879 in Bologna. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1936 at 56 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
An Jung-geun
Korean independence activist, nationalist (1879-1910).
Born September 2nd, 1879 in Haeju.
Died March 26th, 1910 at 30 years old in Lüshunkou District (hanging).
Edward Steichen
American photographer, artist and curator (1879-1973).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Bivange. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1973 at 93 years old in Redding (disease). [ref]
Ernest Howard Shepard
British artist (1879-1976).
Born December 10th, 1879 in London.
Died March 24th, 1976 at 96 years old in Lodsworth.
Spiridon Putin
Russian chef and grandfather of vladimir putin (1879-1965).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Tver Governorate.
Died December 19th, 1965 at 86 years old
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