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In the year 1879

497 Notable birthdays

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 (1879–1939).

Born November 19th, 1879 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died December 10th, 1939 at 60 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]

Émilie Gourd

Swiss suffragist (1879-1946).

Born December 19th, 1879 in Geneva. [ref]

Died December 4th, 1946 at 66 years old in Geneva. [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.

Edward Hennig

American gymnast (1879-1960).

Born October 13th, 1879 in Cleveland.

Died August 28th, 1960 at 80 years old in Cleveland.

Albert Taillandier

French racing cyclist.

Born February 8th, 1879 (age 146 years) in 10th arrondissement of Paris.

George Wilkinson

British water polo player.

Born March 3rd, 1879 in Manchester.

Died August 7th, 1946 at 67 years old in Hyde.

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