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In the year 1879
525 Notable birthdays
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Canadian-born explorer (1879–1962).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Gimli.
Died August 26th, 1962 at 82 years old in Hanover.
Norman Lindsay
Australian artist (1879-1969).
Born February 22nd, 1879 in Creswick.
Died November 21st, 1969 at 90 years old in Sydney. [ref]
William Harrison Hays
American politician (1879–1954).
Born November 5th, 1879 in Sullivan.
Died March 7th, 1954 at 74 years old in Sullivan.
Terence MacSwiney
Irish playwright, author and nationalist politician (1879-1920).
Born March 28th, 1879 in Cork.
Died October 25th, 1920 at 41 years old in HM Prison Brixton (starvation).
Sid Grauman
American showman (1879-1950).
Born March 17th, 1879 in Indianapolis.
Died March 5th, 1950 at 70 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills (coronary occlusion).
Knud Rasmussen
Danish explorer and anthropologist.
Born June 7th, 1879 in Ilulissat.
Died December 21st, 1933 at 54 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Italo Gariboldi
Italian general (1879-1970).
Born April 20th, 1879 in Lodi.
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 90 years old in Rome.
Lucy Burns
American suffragist (1879-1966).
Born July 28th, 1879 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Brooklyn.
Lucile Watson
Actress (1879-1962).
Born May 27th, 1879 in Quebec City.
Died June 24th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Jones
Welsh psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1879–1958).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gowerton.
Died February 11th, 1958 at 79 years old in London.
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