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In the year 1879
497 Notable birthdays
Manya Shochat
Israeli politician (1879-1961).
Born October 11th, 1879 in Lasosna.
Died February 17th, 1961 at 81 years old in Tel Aviv.
Edward Dillon
Actor (1879-1933).
Born January 1st, 1879 in New York City.
Died July 11th, 1933 at 54 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Marion Jones Farquhar
American tennis player (1879–1965).
Born November 2nd, 1879 in Gold Hill.
Died March 14th, 1965 at 85 years old in West Hollywood.
George Lessey
Actor, film director.
Born June 8th, 1879 in Amherst.
Died June 3rd, 1947 at 67 years old in Westbrook.
Julio Enrique Moreno
Acting president of ecuador (1940).
Born October 20th, 1879 in Quito.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 72 years old in Quito (myocardial infarction).
Volkmar Andreae
Swiss composer and conductor (1879-1962).
Born July 5th, 1879 in Bern. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1962 at 82 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Igo Etrich
Aviation pioneer.
Born December 25th, 1879 in Horní Staré Město.
Died December 4th, 1967 at 87 years old in Salzburg.
Eligio Ayala
President of paraguay (1879–1930).
Born December 4th, 1879 in Mbuyapey.
Died October 25th, 1930 at 50 years old in Asunción.
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun
Politician.
Born May 2nd, 1879 in Nasiriya.
Died November 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Baghdad.
K. A. C. Creswell
English architectural historian.
Born September 13th, 1879 in London.
Died April 8th, 1974 at 94 years old in London.
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