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In the year 1879
497 Notable birthdays
Jack Laviolette
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born July 17th, 1879 in Belleville. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1960 at 80 years old in Quebec, Montreal.
Ali of Hejaz
King of hejaz and grand sharif of mecca (1879-1935) (ruled 1924-1925).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Mecca.
Died February 14th, 1935 at 56 years old in Baghdad.
Eugen Varga
Hungarian economist (1879-1964).
Born November 6th, 1879 in Nagytétény. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1964 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Johan Falkberget
Norwegian politician and author (1879-1967).
Born September 30th, 1879 in Røros Municipality.
Died April 5th, 1967 at 87 years old in Røros Municipality.
Laura Clifford Barney
American baháʼí teacher and philanthropist (1879–1974).
Born November 30th, 1879 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1974 at 94 years old in Paris.
Nikolai Evreinov
Soviet theatre director (1879-1953).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Moscow.
Died September 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Maurice Delage
French composer (1879-1961).
Born November 13th, 1879 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 21st, 1961 at 81 years old in Paris.
Benedetto Aloisi Masella
Catholic cardinal.
Born June 29th, 1879 in Pontecorvo.
Died September 30th, 1970 at 91 years old in Rome (kidney failure).
Wilhelm Schlenk
German chemist (1879-1943).
Born March 22nd, 1879 in Munich.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tübingen.
Khosrov bey Sultanov
Azerbaijani politician.
Born May 10th, 1879 in Kürdhacı.
Died January 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul.
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