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In the year 1879
523 Notable birthdays
Manuel Arce y Ochotorena
Catholic cardinal (1879-1948).
Born August 18th, 1879 in Olza.
Died September 16th, 1948 at 69 years old in Tarragona.
Burt McKinnie
Amateur golfer (1879–1946).
Born January 17th, 1879 in Pleasanton.
Died November 22nd, 1946 at 67 years old in Millville.
Nikolai Korzhenevskiy
Russian geographer (1879–1958).
Born February 6th, 1879 in Vitebsk.
Died October 31st, 1958 at 79 years old in Tashkent.
Andreas Brecke
Sailor (1879–1952).
Born September 14th, 1879 in Fredrikstad Municipality.
Died June 13th, 1952 at 72 years old in Oslo.
August Erker
American rower (1879–1951).
Born October 24th, 1879 in Pfaffenwiesbach.
Died November 29th, 1951 at 72 years old in St. Louis.
Clement Cazalet
British tennis player.
Born July 16th, 1879 in Westminster. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 1950 at 70 years old in Harrow.
Petko Todorov
Bulgarian writer, poet and playwright (1879–1916).
Born September 26th, 1879 in Elena.
Died February 14th, 1916 at 36 years old in Château-d’Oex (tuberculosis).
Otto Fickeisen
German rower (1879-1963).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Ludwigshafen.
Died December 15th, 1963 at 83 years old in Königsbach-Stein.
Henri Tauzin
French hurdler.
Born April 17th, 1879 in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 11th, 1918 at 39 years old in Lyon.
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