Jules Verbecke

French water polo player and swimmer.

Born September 15th, 1879 in Lille.

Died July 22nd, 1942 at 62 years old in Gennevilliers.

Lawrence Pentland

Canadian lacrosse player.

Born April 6th, 1879 in Manitoba.

Died November 2nd, 1923 at 44 years old in Winnipeg.

Øistein Schirmer

Gymnast.

Born April 11th, 1879 in Fredrikstad.

Died May 24th, 1947 at 68 years old in Larvik.

Piet Dickentman

Dutch cyclist (1879-1950).

Born January 4th, 1879 in Amsterdam.

Died October 7th, 1950 at 71 years old in Amsterdam.

Georg Westling

Yacht racer.

Born August 24th, 1879 in Helsinki.

Died November 14th, 1930 at 51 years old in Helsinki.

Nikolai Krylov

Russian mathematician (1879 –1955).

Born December 11th, 1879 in Saint Petersburg.

Died May 11th, 1955 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Émile Spannoghe

Belgian footballer.

Born October 30th, 1879 (age 146 years) in Grembergen.