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In the year 1878
480 Notable birthdays
Pancho Villa
Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923).
Born June 5th, 1878 in San Juan del Río, Durango.
Died July 20th, 1923 at 45 years old in Hidalgo del Parral (ballistic trauma).
Lionel Barrymore
American actor, director, screenwriter (1878-1954).
Born April 28th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died November 15th, 1954 at 76 years old in Van Nuys (myocardial infarction).
Reza Shah
Shah of iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the pahlavi dynasty.
Born March 15th, 1878 in Alasht.
Died July 26th, 1944 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (cardiovascular disease).
Upton Sinclair
American writer (1878–1968).
Born September 20th, 1878 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1968 at 90 years old in Bound Brook. [ref]
Isadora Duncan
American dancer and choreographer.
Born May 27th, 1878 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1927 at 49 years old in Nice. [ref]
C. Rajagopalachari
Indian politician and activist (1878–1972).
Born December 10th, 1878 in Thorapalli.
Died December 25th, 1972 at 94 years old in Chennai.
Manuel L. Quezon
President of the philippines from 1935 to 1944.
Born August 19th, 1878 in Baler.
Died August 1st, 1944 at 65 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis). [ref]
The Great Gama
Pakistani professional wrestler.
Born May 22nd, 1878 in Jabbowal.
Died May 23rd, 1960 at 82 years old in Lahore.
John B. Watson
American psychologist (1878.
Born January 9th, 1878 in Greenville.
Died September 25th, 1958 at 80 years old in New York City.
George M. Cohan
American entertainer, composer and playwright.
Born July 3rd, 1878 in Providence. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1942 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Lise Meitner
Austrian-swedish physicist.
Born November 17th, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1968 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Bill Robinson
American dancer and actor.
Born May 25th, 1878 in Richmond.
Died November 25th, 1949 at 71 years old in New York City.
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand duke of russia (1878–1918).
Born December 4th, 1878 in Pushkin.
Died June 13th, 1918 at 39 years old in Perm (gunshot wound).
Kazimir Malevich
Russian avant-garde artist of polish ancestry. founder of the suprematist movement (1879–1935).
Born February 23rd, 1878 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1935 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg (prostate cancer).
Carl Sandburg
American writer and editor (1878–1967).
Born January 6th, 1878 in Galesburg.
Died July 22nd, 1967 at 89 years old in Flat Rock.
Sergio Osmeña
(1878-1961) president of the philippines from 1944 to 1946.
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cebu City.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 83 years old in Quezon City (disease).
Mitsuyo Maeda
Japanese judoka (1878–1941).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Hirosaki.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 63 years old in Belém (kidney disease).
Yakov Yurovsky
Chief executioner of tsar nicholas ii (1878-1938).
Born June 19th, 1878 in Kuybyshev.
Died August 2nd, 1938 at 60 years old in Moscow (ulcer).
Harry Carey
American actor (1878–1947).
Born January 16th, 1878 in New York City.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 69 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer).
Martin Buber
German jewish existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965).
Born February 8th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died June 13th, 1965 at 87 years old in Jerusalem.
Charles Joughin
Titanic survivor.
Born August 3rd, 1878 in Birkenhead.
Died December 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Paterson (pneumonia).
Franz Reichelt
Austro-hungarian-born french parachuting pioneer.
Born October 16th, 1878 in Štětí. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1912 at 33 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
Janusz Korczak
Polish educator (1878-1942).
Born July 22nd, 1878 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1942 at 64 years old in Treblinka extermination camp.
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate (1878-1929).
Born May 10th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Mirra Alfassa
Spiritual leader, occultist and collaborator of sri aurobindo (1878–1973).
Born February 21st, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1973 at 95 years old in Pondicherry. [ref]
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