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In the year 1879
523 Notable birthdays
James Branch Cabell
American author.
Born April 14th, 1879 in Richmond. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1958 at 79 years old in Richmond (cerebral hemorrhage).
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..
John Erskine
American educator and novelist (1879–1951).
Born October 5th, 1879 in New York City.
Died June 2nd, 1951 at 71 years old in New York City.
Carlo Tresca
American newspaper editor (1879–1943).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Sulmona.
Died January 11th, 1943 at 63 years old in New York City.
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.
Ernest Douwes Dekker
Indonesia politician (1879–1950).
Born October 8th, 1879 in Pasuruan.
Died August 28th, 1950 at 70 years old in Bandung.
Aeneas Mackintosh
British merchant navy officer and antarctic explorer (1879-1916).
Born July 1st, 1879 in Tirhut division.
Died May 8th, 1916 at 36 years old in McMurdo Sound.
Thành Thái
Vietnamese emperor (1879–1954).
Born March 14th, 1879 in Huế.
Died March 24th, 1954 at 75 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.
Clyde Cessna
American aircraft designer (1879-1954).
Born December 5th, 1879 in Montgomery County.
Died November 20th, 1954 at 74 years old in Wichita.
Aleksandar Stamboliyski
Bulgarian prime minister (14 october 1919 – 9 june 1923).
Born March 1st, 1879 in Slavovitsa.
Died June 14th, 1923 at 44 years old in Slavovitsa (decapitation). [ref]
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