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In the year 1879
484 Notable birthdays
John Symes
English cricket player (1879-1944).
Born January 11th, 1879 in Crediton.
Died September 23rd, 1944 at 65 years old in Newton Abbot. [ref]
Johan Petter Åhlén
Olympic curler (1879-1939).
Born April 13th, 1879 in Insjön. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1939 at 59 years old in Atlantic Ocean. [ref]
Rolf Witting
Finnish politician (1879-1944).
Born September 30th, 1879 in Vyborg.
Died October 11th, 1944 at 65 years old in Porvoo.
Dezső Lauber
Hungarian tennis player (1879-1966).
Died September 5th, 1966 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Frank Greer
American rower (1879-1943).
Born February 26th, 1879 in East Boston.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 64 years old in Winthrop.
Archie Robertson
British long-distance runner.
Born April 19th, 1879 in Sheffield.
Died April 18th, 1957 at 77 years old in Peterborough.
Alwin Neuß
German actor (1879-1935).
Born June 17th, 1879 in Cologne.
Died October 30th, 1935 at 56 years old in Berlin.
John Grieb
American gymnast and decathlete.
Born November 13th, 1879 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Adolf Lindfors
Olympic wrestler.
Born February 8th, 1879 in Porvoo.
Died May 5th, 1959 at 80 years old in Porvoo.
Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck
Romanian painter (1879-1969).
Born March 14th, 1879 in Câineni.
Died October 29th, 1969 at 90 years old in Bucharest.
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