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In the year 1879
483 Notable birthdays
Wanda Landowska
Polish-french harpsichordist.
Born July 5th, 1879 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1959 at 80 years old in Lakeville (disease). [ref]
Vivian Woodward
English footballer (1879-1954).
Born June 3rd, 1879 in London.
Died January 31st, 1954 at 74 years old in London Borough of Ealing. [ref]
Hans Luther
German chancellor (1879-1962).
Born March 10th, 1879 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1962 at 83 years old in Düsseldorf. [ref]
Frank Bridge
English composer and violist.
Born February 26th, 1879 in Brighton. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1941 at 61 years old in Eastbourne. [ref]
James Branch Cabell
American author.
Born April 14th, 1879 in Richmond. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1958 at 79 years old in Richmond (cerebral hemorrhage).
Helena Roerich
Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879-1955).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1955 at 76 years old in Kalimpong. [ref]
Ernest Douwes Dekker
Indonesia politician (1879–1950).
Born October 8th, 1879 in Pasuruan.
Died August 28th, 1950 at 70 years old in Bandung.
Maud Menten
Canadian physician and chemist.
Born March 26th, 1879 in Port Lambton, Ontario. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Ontario.
Carlo Tresca
American newspaper editor.
Born March 9th, 1879 in Sulmona.
Died January 11th, 1943 at 63 years old in New York City.
Dwight Filley Davis Sr.
American politician and tennis player (1879-1945).
Born July 5th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died November 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Washington, D.C..
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