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In the year 1879
484 Notable birthdays
Dezső Szabó
Hungarian writer.
Born June 10th, 1879 in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1945 at 65 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Ellen Gleditsch
Norwegian radiochemist.
Born December 29th, 1879 in Mandal.
Died June 6th, 1968 at 88 years old in Oslo.
Otakar Ostrčil
Czech conductor and composer (1879-1935).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1935 at 56 years old in Prague. [ref]
Pyotra Krecheuski
Belarusian politician (1879-1928).
Born August 7th, 1879 in Dubna.
Died March 8th, 1928 at 48 years old in Prague.
Mieczysława Ćwiklińska
Polish actress.
Born January 1st, 1879 in Lublin. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1972 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Herman Teirlinck
Belgian writer (1879-1967).
Born February 24th, 1879 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1967 at 87 years old in Beersel. [ref]
Glover Morrill Allen
American zoologist (1879-1942).
Born February 8th, 1879 in Walpole.
Died February 14th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
Fred Schule
American hurdler (1879-1962).
Born September 27th, 1879 in Preston.
Died September 14th, 1962 at 82 years old in New York City.
Robert William Seton-Watson
British political activist and historian.
Born August 20th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1951 at 71 years old in Isle of Skye (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
George M. Gebhardt
Swiss-american actor (1879-1919).
Born September 21st, 1879 in Basel.
Died May 2nd, 1919 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
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