Birth year 1879 celebrities
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Beatrice Hastings was the pen name of Emily Alice Haigh (27 January 1879 – 30 October 1943) an English writer, poet and literary critic. Much of her work was published in The New Age under a variety of pseudonyms, and she lived with the editor, A.
Garland “Jake” Stahl (April 13, 1879 – September 18, 1922) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, and New York Highlanders. A graduate of the University of Illinois, he was a
Kathryn Sheldon (September 22, 1879 – December 25, 1975) was an American film actress who appeared in over 100 films between 1916 and 1956.
Stepan Grigoryevich Pisakhov (Russian: Степан Григорьевич Писахов; 13 Oсtober [O.S. 25 March] 1879, Arkhangelsk – 3 May 1960, Arkhangelsk) was a Russian and Soviet artist, writer, ethnographer, and fairy tale author.
Norman Alfred William Lindsay (22 February 1879 – 21 November 1969) was an Australian artist, etcher, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist, scale modeler, and an accomplished amateur boxer. He was born in Creswick, Victoria.
John “Jack” Laviolette (July 17, 1879 – January 10, 1960) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Laviolette played nine seasons for the Montreal Canadiens hockey club and was their first captain, coach, and general manager.
Harold Edward Monro (14 March 1879 – 16 March 1932) was an English poet born in Brussels and proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop in London, which helped many poets bring their work before the public.
Sydney Ayres (August 28, 1879 – September 9, 1916) was an American silent film actor, director and screenwriter.
Wyatt Arnold “Watty” Lee was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from 1901 until 1904, for the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Patrick Francis O’Connor (August 4, 1879 in County Kerry, Ireland – August 17, 1950 in Springfield, Massachusetts), was a Major League Baseball player who played catcher from 1908 to 1918. He would play for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardina
Leon Marks Lion (12 March 1879, Islington, London – 28 March 1947, Brighton, Sussex) was an English stage and film actor.
John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 1879 – 12 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of classical music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the hymn “The Holy Boy” an