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In the year 1879
483 Notable birthdays
Mustafa al-Nahhas
Egyptian politician and prime minister (1879–1965).
Born June 15th, 1879 in Gharbia Governorate.
Died August 23rd, 1965 at 86 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Jonas Biliūnas
Lithuanian writer.
Born April 11th, 1879 in Niūronys. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1907 at 28 years old in Zakopane (tuberculosis). [ref]
James H. Snook
Sportsperson, veterenarian, and executed murderer (1879–1930).
Born September 17th, 1879 in South Lebanon.
Died February 28th, 1930 at 50 years old in Columbus (electrocution).
Ion G. Duca
Romanian politician (1879-1933).
Born December 20th, 1879 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1933 at 54 years old in Sinaia.
Jacques Bainville
French journalist, historian and academician.
Born February 9th, 1879 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1936 at 57 years old in rue de Bellechasse. [ref]
Henry de Monfreid
French writer and adventurer.
Born November 14th, 1879 in Leucate. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1974 at 95 years old in Ingrandes.
Prens Sabahaddin
Ottoman sociologist and intellectual.
Born February 13th, 1879 in Istanbul.
Died June 30th, 1948 at 69 years old in Canton of Neuchâtel.
Yitzhak Gruenbaum
Israeli politician.
Born November 24th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died September 7th, 1970 at 90 years old in Gan Shmuel.
Raymond Pearl
American biogerontologist (1879-1940).
Born June 3rd, 1879 in Farmington.
Died November 17th, 1940 at 61 years old in Hershey.
Harry Burton
English egyptologist and archaeological photographer.
Born September 13th, 1879 in Lincolnshire.
Died June 27th, 1940 at 60 years old in Kingdom of Egypt.
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