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In the year 1879
467 Notable birthdays
Marcel Tournier
French harpist, composer, and pedagogue.
Born June 5th, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1951 at 71 years old in Paris.
Ole Hallesby
Norwegian theologian.
Born August 5th, 1879 in Aremark.
Died November 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Oslo.
Ben Warren
English footballer (1879-1917).
Born May 7th, 1879 in Derbyshire.
Died January 15th, 1917 at 37 years old in Derbyshire (tuberculosis).
Hermann Dietrich
German politician, weimar republic minister (1879-1954).
Born December 14th, 1879 in Elzach. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1954 at 74 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Charles Delestraint
French general (1879-1945).
Born March 12th, 1879 in Biache-Saint-Vaast. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1945 at 66 years old in Dachau concentration camp. [ref]
Agnes Miegel
Fascist german writer and poet (1879-1964).
Born March 9th, 1879 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1964 at 85 years old in Bad Salzuflen.
Juan Esteban Montero
President of chile (1879-1948).
Born February 12th, 1879 in Santiago.
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Santiago.
Aimo Cajander
Finnish politician (1879-1943).
Born April 4th, 1879 in Uusikaupunki. [ref]
Died January 21st, 1943 at 63 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Leonid Mandelstam
Soviet physicist.
Born May 4th, 1879 in Mogilev.
Died November 27th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Yakov Ganetsky
Soviet politician (1879-1937).
Born March 15th, 1879 in Warsaw.
Died November 26th, 1937 at 58 years old in Moscow.
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