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In the year 1879
523 Notable birthdays
Fred Englehardt
American long and triple jumper.
Born May 14th, 1879 in New York City.
Died July 25th, 1942 at 63 years old in The Bronx.
Waldemar Tietgens
German rower (1879-1917).
Born March 26th, 1879 in Hamburg.
Died July 28th, 1917 at 38 years old in Langemark-Poelkapelle.
Otto Nilsson
Swedish athlete (1879–1960).
Born February 26th, 1879 in Gothenburg.
Died November 10th, 1960 at 81 years old in Gothenburg.
Andrey Arkhangelsky
Russian geologist.
Born December 8th, 1879 in Ryazan.
Died June 16th, 1940 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Léon Georget
French racing cyclist (1879-1949).
Born October 2nd, 1879 in Preuilly-sur-Claise. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1949 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Herbert Yost
American actor (1879–1945).
Born December 8th, 1879 in Harrison.
Died October 23rd, 1945 at 65 years old in New York City.
Gustaf Lewenhaupt
Swedish count and equestrian (1879-1962).
Born August 20th, 1879 in Örebro Nikolai parish.
Died August 7th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
A. Haslam
English footballer (1879-1942).
Born June 5th, 1879 in Worksop.
Died October 13th, 1942 at 63 years old in Nottingham.
Frederick Hird
American sport shooter (1879-1952).
Born December 6th, 1879 in New Diggings.
Died September 27th, 1952 at 72 years old in Des Moines.
Royal Harwood Frost
American astronomer (1879-1950).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Salem.
Died May 11th, 1950 at 71 years old in Shreveport.
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