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In the year 1879
467 Notable birthdays
Norman Lindsay
Australian artist (1879-1969).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Creswick.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 90 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Ernest Thesiger
Actor (1879-1961).
Born January 15th, 1879 in London.
Died January 14th, 1961 at 81 years old in London.
Lucy Burns
American suffragist (1879-1966).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Brooklyn.
Will H. Hays
American politician (1879–1954).
Born November 5th, 1879 in Sullivan.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 74 years old in Sullivan.
Ruth St. Denis
American dancer (1879-1968).
Born January 20th, 1879 in Newark. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1968 at 89 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Italo Gariboldi
Italian general (1879-1970).
Born April 20th, 1879 in Lodi.
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 90 years old in Rome.
Vachel Lindsay
American poet.
Born November 10th, 1879 in Springfield. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1931 at 52 years old in Springfield (intoxication). [ref]
Knud Rasmussen
Danish explorer and anthropologist.
Born June 7th, 1879 in Ilulissat.
Died December 21st, 1933 at 54 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1879-1956).
Born May 14th, 1879 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died October 30th, 1956 at 77 years old in Paris.
Nicola Bombacci
Italian politician and revolutionary (1879-1945).
Born October 24th, 1879 in Civitella di Romagna.
Died April 28th, 1945 at 65 years old in Dongo (ballistic trauma).
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A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck