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In the year 1879
483 Notable birthdays
Henri Casadesus
Violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher (1879-1947).
Born September 30th, 1879 in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 31st, 1947 at 67 years old in Paris.
Gunther Burstyn
Austro-hungarian army officer.
Born July 6th, 1879 in Bad Aussee.
Died April 15th, 1945 at 65 years old in Korneuburg (unnatural death).
John Randolph Bray
Animator (1879-1978).
Born August 25th, 1879 in Addison.
Died October 10th, 1978 at 99 years old in Bridgeport.
Karl Heinrich Emil Becker
German general.
Born December 14th, 1879 in Speyer.
Died April 8th, 1940 at 60 years old in Berlin.
Alfred Ritscher
German explorer.
Born May 23rd, 1879 in Bad Lauterberg im Harz.
Died March 30th, 1963 at 83 years old in Hamburg.
Jacob Gade
Danish musician (1879-1963).
Born November 29th, 1879 in Vejle. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1963 at 83 years old in Torø Huse. [ref]
Gleb Bokii
Soviet politician.
Born July 3rd, 1879 in Tbilisi.
Died November 15th, 1937 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Ardengo Soffici
Italian painter, poet and writer.
Born April 7th, 1879 in Rignano sull'Arno. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1964 at 85 years old in Vittoria Apuana. [ref]
Ernst Herzfeld
German archaeologist.
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Celle. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1948 at 68 years old in Basel. [ref]
Bedřich Hrozný
Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879-1952).
Born May 6th, 1879 in Lysá nad Labem. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1952 at 73 years old in Prague. [ref]
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