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In the year 1878
480 Notable birthdays
Konrad Mägi
Estonian artist (1878-1925).
Born November 1st, 1878 in Hellenurme. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1925 at 46 years old in Tartu. [ref]
Flora Drummond
British suffragette (1878-1949).
Born August 4th, 1878 in Manchester.
Died January 17th, 1949 at 70 years old in Carradale (stroke).
Rutland Boughton
British composer (1878–1960).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Aylesbury.
Died January 25th, 1960 at 82 years old in London.
Louis Marcoussis
French painter and engraver (1878-1941).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Warsaw.
Died October 22nd, 1941 at 62 years old in Cusset.
Harry Bernard
American actor (1878-1940).
Born January 13th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died November 4th, 1940 at 62 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Marc Birkigt
Swiss mechanical engineer and entrepreneur (1878-1953).
Born March 8th, 1878 in Geneva.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 75 years old in Versoix.
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Swiss writer (1878-1947).
Born September 24th, 1878 in Lausanne.
Died May 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Lausanne.
Karl Hofer
German artist (1878–1955).
Born October 11th, 1878 in Karlsruhe.
Died April 3rd, 1955 at 76 years old in Berlin (stroke).
Grace Chisholm Young
English mathematician (1878–1944).
Born March 15th, 1878 in Haslemere.
Died March 29th, 1944 at 66 years old in Croydon.
Matilde Moisant
American aviator (1878–1964).
Born September 13th, 1878 in Earl Park.
Died February 5th, 1964 at 85 years old in Glendale.
Alistair Mackay
Scottish physician, biologist, and explorer (1878-1914).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Carskey House.
Died February 15th, 1914 at 35 years old in Chukchi Sea.
Massimo Bontempelli
Italian writer (1878-1960).
Born May 12th, 1878 in Como. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1960 at 82 years old in Rome.
William Desmond
American actor (1878–1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Dublin.
Died November 3rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Charles Tate Regan
British zoologist (1878–1943).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Sherborne.
Died January 12th, 1943 at 64 years old
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson
British neurologist (1878–1937).
Born December 6th, 1878 in New Jersey.
Died May 12th, 1937 at 58 years old in London (cancer).
Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala
Mexican saint.
Born April 27th, 1878 in Zapopan.
Died June 24th, 1963 at 85 years old in Guadalajara (disease).
Alexander Andreyevich Svechin
Imperial russian army and soviet general.
Born August 29th, 1878 in Odesa.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Helen Mayo
Australian doctor.
Born October 1st, 1878 in Adelaide.
Died November 13th, 1967 at 89 years old in Adelaide (lung cancer).
Bobby Burns
Actor, film director (1878-1966).
Born September 1st, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Albert Corey
French long distance runner (1878-1926).
Born April 16th, 1878 in Meursault.
Died August 3rd, 1926 at 48 years old in Paris.
Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen
Danish engineer.
Born July 30th, 1878 in Nakskov.
Died August 12th, 1964 at 86 years old in Copenhagen.
Ellen Price
Danish actor and ballerina (1878-1968).
Born June 21st, 1878 in Snekkersten.
Died March 4th, 1968 at 89 years old in Brøndby Municipality.
Joseph Holbrooke
English composer, conductor, and pianist.
Born July 5th, 1878 in Croydon. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1958 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Dimitar Vlahov
Ottoman, bulgarian, and yugoslav politician (1878–1953).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Kilkis.
Died April 7th, 1953 at 74 years old in Belgrade.
Alexander du Toit
South african geologist (1878-1948).
Born March 14th, 1878 in Newlands.
Died February 25th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cape Town.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle