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In the year 1879
467 Notable birthdays
Grace Coolidge
First lady of the united states (1923-1929).
Born January 3rd, 1879 in Burlington.
Died July 8th, 1957 at 78 years old in Plymouth.
William Fox
American film producer.
Born January 1st, 1879 in Tolcsva. [ref]
Died May 8th, 1952 at 73 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ottorino Respighi
Italian composer, musicologist and conductor.
Born July 9th, 1879 in Bologna. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1936 at 56 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Warner Oland
Swedish american actor (1879-1938).
Born October 3rd, 1879 in Västerbotten County. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1938 at 58 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia).
Edward Steichen
American photographer, artist and curator (1879-1973).
Born March 27th, 1879 in Bivange. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1973 at 93 years old in Redding (disease). [ref]
Chen Duxiu
Chinese politician and co-founder of the chinese communist party (1879–1942).
Born October 8th, 1879 in Huaining County. [ref]
Died May 27th, 1942 at 62 years old in Jiangjin District. [ref]
An Jung-geun
Korean independence activist, nationalist (1879-1910).
Born September 2nd, 1879 in Haeju.
Died March 26th, 1910 at 30 years old in Lüshunkou District (hanging).
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Indian revolutionary (1879-1915).
Born December 7th, 1879 in Bengal Presidency, Kushtia District.
Died September 10th, 1915 at 35 years old in Odisha, British Raj, Balasore (shootout).
Francis Picabia
French painter and writer (1879-1953).
Born January 22nd, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1953 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Beveridge
British economist and social reformer (1879-1963).
Born March 5th, 1879 in Rangpur. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oxford. [ref]
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