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In the year 1878
518 Notable birthdays
Albert Corey
French long distance runner (1878-1926).
Born April 16th, 1878 in Meursault.
Died August 3rd, 1926 at 48 years old in Paris.
Joseph Holbrooke
English composer, conductor, and pianist (1878–1958).
Born July 5th, 1878 in Croydon.
Died August 5th, 1958 at 80 years old in London.
Yuzuru Hiraga
Japanese admiral (1878-1943).
Born March 8th, 1878 in Tokyo.
Died February 13th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tokyo.
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.
Dorothea Bate
Welsh palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (1878-1951).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Napier House.
Died January 13th, 1951 at 72 years old in Westcliff-on-Sea (coronary thrombosis).
Oton Župančič
Slovenian poet, writer (1878-1949).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Vinica. [ref]
Died June 11th, 1949 at 71 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer and pianist (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pori.
Died December 16th, 1951 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
Giuseppe Adami
Italian opera librettist (1878-1946).
Born November 4th, 1878 in Verona.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 67 years old in Milan.
Julia Swayne Gordon
American actress (1878-1933).
Born October 29th, 1878 in Columbus.
Died May 28th, 1933 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Francisco Lagos Cházaro
President of mexico (1878–1932).
Born September 20th, 1878 in Tlacotalpan.
Died November 13th, 1932 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
Theodoros Pangalos
Greek military and politician (1878-1952).
Born January 11th, 1878 in Salamis Island.
Died February 27th, 1952 at 74 years old in Kifisia.
Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
Former prime minister of mongolia (1878-1927).
Born June 10th, 1878 in Bulgan Province.
Died September 3rd, 1927 at 49 years old in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian People's Republic.
Gyula Krúdy
Hungarian writer and journalist (1878–1933).
Born October 21st, 1878 in Nyíregyháza.
Died May 12th, 1933 at 54 years old in Budapest (disease).
Alphonse Mingana
British academic (1878-1937).
Born December 23rd, 1878 in Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Died December 5th, 1937 at 58 years old in Birmingham.
Walther Ritz
Swiss physicist (1878-1909).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Sion.
Died July 7th, 1909 at 31 years old in Göttingen (tuberculosis).
Huang Yanpei
Chinese politician (1878–1965).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Jiangsu.
Died December 21st, 1965 at 87 years old
Giorgio Del Vecchio
Italian legal philosopher (1878-1970).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Bologna.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 92 years old in Genoa.
Nora Cecil
American actress (1878-1951).
Born September 26th, 1878 in London.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Rudolf Franz Lehnert
German photographer (1878-1948).
Born July 13th, 1878 in Velká Úpa.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 69 years old in Redeyef.
Pasquale Amato
Italian opera singer (1878–1942).
Born March 21st, 1878 in Naples.
Died August 13th, 1942 at 64 years old in New York City, Jackson Heights.
Ivar Tengbom
Swedish architect (1878-1968).
Born April 7th, 1878 in Vireda parish.
Died August 6th, 1968 at 90 years old in Drottningholm.
Amy Roberta Ruck
British author (1878-1978).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Murree.
Died August 11th, 1978 at 100 years old in Aberdyfi.
Alfred Edward Goodey
Philanthropist and art collector (1878-1945).
Born April 3rd, 1878 in Derby.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 67 years old in Derby.
Mikhail Artsybashev
Russian writer and playwright (1878–1927).
Born November 5th, 1878 in Dobroslavivka. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1927 at 48 years old in Warsaw (tuberculosis). [ref]
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