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In the year 1879
512 Notable birthdays
Spiridon Putin
Russian chef and grandfather of vladimir putin (1879-1965).
Born December 19th, 1879 in Tver Governorate.
Died December 19th, 1965 at 86 years old
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]
Henri Giraud
French general and politician (1879-1949).
Born January 18th, 1879 in Paris.
Died March 13th, 1949 at 70 years old in Dijon.
Bob Smith
American physician and surgeon.
Born August 8th, 1879 in St. Johnsbury.
Died November 16th, 1950 at 71 years old in Akron (colorectal cancer).
Lewis Stone
American actor (1879–1953).
Born November 15th, 1879 in Worcester.
Died September 12th, 1953 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Alfred Korzybski
Polish-american scholar and philosopher (1879–1950).
Born July 3rd, 1879 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1950 at 70 years old in Lakeville. [ref]
Mark Sykes
British politician, diplomatic advisor, and traveller (1879-1919).
Born March 16th, 1879 in London.
Died February 16th, 1919 at 39 years old in 1st arrondissement of Paris (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic, cyanosis).
Paul Poiret
French fashion designer.
Born April 20th, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1944 at 65 years old in Paris.
Joseph Lyons
Australian politician, 10th prime minister of australia (1879-1939).
Born September 15th, 1879 in Stanley.
Died April 7th, 1939 at 59 years old in Darlinghurst (myocardial infarction).
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle