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In the year 1879
523 Notable birthdays
Rudolf Laban
Austrian choreographer (1879-1958).
Born December 15th, 1879 in Bratislava.
Died July 1st, 1958 at 78 years old in Weybridge.
Mabel Dodge Luhan
American patron of the arts (1879-1962).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Buffalo.
Died August 13th, 1962 at 83 years old in Taos.
Ali of Hejaz
King and grand sharif (1879–1935).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Mecca.
Died February 14th, 1935 at 56 years old in Baghdad.
Hisaichi Terauchi
Japanese general (1879-1946).
Born August 8th, 1879 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died June 12th, 1946 at 66 years old in Malayan Union (stroke).
John Ireland
British composer and teacher of music.
Born August 13th, 1879 in Bowdon. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1962 at 82 years old in West Sussex. [ref]
Angelina Beloff
Russian-mexican artist (1879-1969).
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 90 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Annie Kenney
British suffragette (1879-1953).
Born September 13th, 1879 in Springhead.
Died July 9th, 1953 at 73 years old in Hitchin.
Laura Hope Crews
American actress (1879-1942).
Born December 12th, 1879 in San Francisco.
Died November 13th, 1942 at 62 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Huda Sha'rawi
Egyptian feminist and nationalist.
Born June 23rd, 1879 in Minya. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1947 at 68 years old in Cairo.
Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln
British politician (1879-1943).
Born April 4th, 1879 in Paks. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1943 at 64 years old in Shanghai. [ref]
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