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In the year 1879

497 Notable birthdays

Charles Jaffe

American chess player.

Born April 25th, 1879 in Dubroŭna.

Died July 12th, 1941 at 62 years old in Brooklyn.

Josip Murn

Slovenian poet (1879-1901).

Born March 4th, 1879 in Ljubljana.

Died June 18th, 1901 at 22 years old in Ljubljana (tuberculosis).

Oka Gorodovikov

Soviet general (1879–1960).

Born October 1st, 1879.

Died November 26th, 1960 at 81 years old in Moscow.

Kārlis Skalbe

Latvian writer (1879–1945).

Born November 7th, 1879 in Vecpiebalga Municipality.

Died April 14th, 1945 at 65 years old in Stockholm.

Henri Fauconnier

French writer (1879-1973).

Born February 26th, 1879 in Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire. [ref]

Died April 14th, 1973 at 94 years old in Paris. [ref]

Henrique da Rocha Lima

Brazilian microbiologist.

Born November 24th, 1879 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died April 26th, 1956 at 76 years old in São Paulo.

Harry A. Pollard

Actor, film director, screenwriter (1879-1934).

Born January 23rd, 1879 in Republic County. [ref]

Died July 6th, 1934 at 55 years old in Pasadena (cancer). [ref]

Leopold Gottlieb

Polish artist (1879-1934).

Born June 3rd, 1879 in Drohobych. [ref]

Died April 24th, 1934 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]

Francis Bruguière

American photographer (1879-1945).

Born October 16th, 1879 in San Francisco.

Died May 8th, 1945 at 65 years old in London.

Frank Kugler

German-american sportsman.

Born March 29th, 1879 in German Empire.

Died July 7th, 1952 at 73 years old in St. Louis.

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