{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1879

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of edward M Forster, England, novelist (Howards End, Passage to India)  

Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory)  

Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst (Life & Work of Sigmund Freud)  

Jan 01 In the year 1879 birth of william Fox, US film pioneer (Nickelodeon)  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of johannes L "Jan" Walch, Dutch literary (Grimaces)  

Jan 02 In the year 1879 birth of pieter Tesch, Dutch geologist (Pedestal of Nederlands)  

Jan 03 Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge, 1st lady (1923-29) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07 On this day in history birth of st Bernadette (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous), 1844(?), religious visionary  

Jan 09 John Broadus Watson, behaviorist psychologist was born in the year 1879.  

Jan 11 Antonio Beltramelli, writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of ray Harroun, American race car driver (d. 1968)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of ernest Thesiger, London England, actor (Bride of Frankenstein, Ghoul)  

Jan 15 Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Henri Giraud, French general (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Boris Savinkov, Russian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1879.  

Jan 19 Marie Koenen, author/wife of Felix Rutten (Wassend Cereal) was born in the year 1879.  

Jan 26 Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans, Flemish (stage)author (Tille) was born in the year 1879.  

Feb 01 Sydney Baynes, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of charles Follis, 1st black NFLer (Shelby, Ohio)  

Feb 05 Edward Rigby, England, actor (Star Look Down, Young & Innocent) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Carl Ramsauer was born in the year 1879.  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of carl Natanael Berg, composer  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of jacques Bainville, French historian/essayist/journalist  

Feb 10 Franz Carl Bornschein, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of jean Gilbert, composer  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of sarojini Naidu, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1949)  

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of dorothy Canfield Fisher, US, novelist (Book-of-Month-Club)  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of agnes Arber, English biologist/philosopher (Mind & the Eye)  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of norman Lindsay, Creswick Victoria, artist/novelist  

Feb 24 Herman Teirlinck, Belgian writer (Sun) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 In the year 1879 birth of otakar Ostrcil, composer  

Feb 26 On this day in history birth of frank Bridge, English violinist/composer/conductor/tutor of B Britten  

Feb 27 In the year 1879 birth of jose Sancho Marraco, composer  

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Jan 09 In the year 1879 don Joaquin BF Espartero, fieldmarshall/viceroy of Navarra, dies at 86  

Jan 13 WF Hendrik the Navigator, prince of Neth/viceroy of Lux, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Anthony Durnford, British colonel, dies in battle in the year 1879.  

Jan 23 Adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1879.  

Jan 29 In the year 1879 antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80  

Feb 11 Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69 in the year 1879.