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

Mar 04 Bernhard Kellermann, writer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 05 Sir William Beveridge, British economist (d. 1963) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 05 Walter Long, actor (Moby Dick, Sheik, Sea Devils, Dragnet Patrol) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 M Lichnowsky, writer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Otto Hahn, German physicist/chemist (Nobel 44, radiothorium/actinium) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Justus Hermann Wetzel, composer was born in the year 1879.  

Mar 11 In the year 1879 birth of niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph tests)  

Mar 14 Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate (theory of relativity) was born in the year 1879.  

Mar 15 Gerrit J Heering, Dutch theologist (Fall of Christianity) was born in the year 1879.  

Mar 19 Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Maud Menten, Canadian biochemist (d. 1960) was born in the year 1879.  

Mar 25 Otakar Zich, composer was born in the year 1879.  

Mar 26 Othmar Ammann, Swiss bridge engineer (d. 1965) was born in the year 1879.  

Mar 27 Edward Steichen, pioneered American photography was born on this day in history.  

Mar 27 In the year 1879 birth of miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1929)  

Mar 30 In the year 1879 birth of coen de Koning, Dutch ice skater (d. 1954)  

Apr 04 In the year 1879 birth of gabriel Groulez, composer  

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of gerald Festus Kelly, artist  

Apr 11 In the year 1879 birth of leendert Round, Dutch sculptor (entrance Rotterdam Zoo)  

Apr 12 Frederick G Melcher, US, publisher/editor/founded children book week was born on this day in history.  

Apr 13 In the year 1879 birth of edward Bruce, Director art projects (d. 1943)  

Apr 14 James Branch Cabell, American novelist/essayist (Restless Heads) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 15 Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19 In the year 1879 birth of richard Scheibe, German sculptor (Adler mit Hakenkreuz)  

Apr 20 In the year 1879 birth of paul Poiret, French couturier (d. 1944)  

Apr 20 In the year 1879 birth of robert Lynd, Irish writer/critic (Pleasures of Ignorance)  

Apr 21 Kartini, Indonesian national figure (d. 1904) was born in the year 1879.  

Apr 26 On this day in history birth of owen Williams Richardson, England, physicist (Nobel 1928)  

Apr 28 Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1879.  

Apr 28 Franz Arnold, writer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 29 Thomas Beecham, England, composer (found London Philharmonic) was born in the year 1879.  

May 02 On this day in history birth of james F. Byrnes, American statesman, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1972)  

May 03 In the year 1879 birth of fergus McMaster, Australian businessman (d. 1950)  

May 05 Symon Petlyura, leader Ukraine (pogroms) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 09 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of octave Crémazie, French Canadian poet (b. 1827)  

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

Jan 23 On this day in history adolf Jensen, composer, dies at 42  

Jan 29 On this day in history antonia MB Antonucci, Italian cardinal/diplomat, dies at 80  

Feb 11 Honore Daumier, caricaturist/painter, dies in the year 1879.  

Feb 21 On this day in history peter P van Bosse, Dutch liberal minister of Finance, dies at 69