ArrayStableSort.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

static class ArrayExtensions {

    public static void StableSort<T>(this T[] values, Comparison<T> comparison) {
        var pairs = new KeyValuePair<int, T>[values.Length];
        for (var i = 0; i < values.Length; i++)
            pairs[i] = new KeyValuePair<int, T>(i, values[i]);
        Array.Sort(pairs, values, new StabilizingComparer<T>(comparison));
    }

    private sealed class StabilizingComparer<T> : IComparer<KeyValuePair<int, T>> 
    {
        private readonly Comparison<T> _comparison;

        public StabilizingComparer(Comparison<T> comparison) {
            _comparison = comparison;
        }

        public int Compare(KeyValuePair<int, T> x, 
                           KeyValuePair<int, T> y) {
            var result = _comparison(x.Value, y.Value);
            return result != 0 ? result : x.Key.CompareTo(y.Key);
        }
    }
}

sealed class Person 
{
    public int BirthYear { get; set; }
    public string Name { get; set; }

    public override string ToString() {
        return string.Format(
            "{{ BirthYear = {0}, Name = {1} }}", 
            BirthYear, Name);
    }
}

static class Program 
{
    static void Main() 
    {
        var unsorted = new[] {
            new Person { BirthYear = 1948, Name = "Cat Stevens" },
            new Person { BirthYear = 1955, Name = "Kevin Costner" },
            new Person { BirthYear = 1952, Name = "Vladimir Putin" },
            new Person { BirthYear = 1955, Name = "Bill Gates" },
            new Person { BirthYear = 1948, Name = "Kathy Bates" },
            new Person { BirthYear = 1956, Name = "David Copperfield" },
            new Person { BirthYear = 1948, Name = "Jean Reno" },
        };

        Array.ForEach(unsorted, Console.WriteLine);

        Console.WriteLine();
        var unstable = (Person[]) unsorted.Clone();
        Array.Sort(unstable, (x, y) => x.BirthYear.CompareTo(y.BirthYear));
        Array.ForEach(unstable, Console.WriteLine);

        Console.WriteLine();
        var stable = (Person[]) unsorted.Clone();
        stable.StableSort((x, y) => x.BirthYear.CompareTo(y.BirthYear));
        Array.ForEach(stable, Console.WriteLine);
    }
}