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In the year 1878
518 Notable birthdays
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.
Selim Palmgren
Finnish composer and pianist (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pori.
Died December 16th, 1951 at 73 years old in Helsinki.
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]
Leopold Staff
Polish poet (1878-1957).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 78 years old in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
Julia Swayne Gordon
American actress (1878-1933).
Born October 29th, 1878 in Columbus.
Died May 28th, 1933 at 54 years old in Los Angeles.
Giuseppe Adami
Italian opera librettist (1878-1946).
Born November 4th, 1878 in Verona.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 67 years old in Milan.
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).
Giorgio Del Vecchio
Italian legal philosopher (1878-1970).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Bologna.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 92 years old in Genoa.
Yuzuru Hiraga
Japanese admiral (1878-1943).
Born March 8th, 1878 in Tokyo.
Died February 13th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tokyo.
Rudolf Franz Lehnert
German photographer (1878-1948).
Born July 13th, 1878 in Velká Úpa.
Died January 16th, 1948 at 69 years old in Redeyef.
Walther Ritz
Swiss physicist (1878-1909).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Sion.
Died July 7th, 1909 at 31 years old in Göttingen (tuberculosis).
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.
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.
Huang Yanpei
Chinese politician (1878–1965).
Born October 1st, 1878 in Jiangsu.
Died December 21st, 1965 at 87 years old
Nora Cecil
American actress (1878-1951).
Born September 26th, 1878 in London.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Ivar Tengbom
Swedish architect (1878-1968).
Born April 7th, 1878 in Vireda parish.
Died August 6th, 1968 at 90 years old in Drottningholm.
Elvia Carrillo
Mexican politician.
Born December 6th, 1878 in Motul. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1968 at 89 years old in Mexico City.
Matt McGrath
Olympic athletic competitor (1877–1941).
Born December 18th, 1878 in Nenagh.
Died January 29th, 1941 at 62 years old in New York City.
Léon-Paul Fargue
French poet and essayist (1876–1947).
Born March 4th, 1878 in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 25th, 1947 at 69 years old in Paris.
Ilka Grüning
Austrian actress of jewish descent (1876-1964).
Born December 4th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died November 14th, 1964 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Julius Arthur Nieuwland
American botanist (1878-1936).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Hansbeke.
Died June 11th, 1936 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..
Amy Roberta Ruck
British author (1878-1978).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Murree.
Died August 11th, 1978 at 100 years old in Aberdyfi.
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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