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In the year 1878
480 Notable birthdays
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 January 14th, 1878 in Lviv.
Died May 31st, 1957 at 79 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 February 4th, 1878 in Verona.
Died October 12th, 1946 at 68 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).
Yuzuru Hiraga
Japanese admiral (1878-1943).
Born March 8th, 1878 in Tokyo.
Died February 13th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tokyo.
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.
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.
Purnell Pratt
American actor (1885–1941).
Born October 20th, 1878 in Bethel.
Died July 25th, 1941 at 62 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..
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]
Fred Mace
Actor (1878-1917).
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 21st, 1917 at 38 years old in New York City (stroke).
Ladislav Klíma
Czech philosopher and bookwriter.
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Domažlice. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1928 at 49 years old in Vinohrady (tuberculosis). [ref]
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.
Maximos IV Sayegh
Melkite greek catholic patriarch of antioch (1878–1967).
Born April 10th, 1878 in Aleppo.
Died November 5th, 1967 at 89 years old in Beirut.
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.
John Ince
American actor (1878-1947).
Born August 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 1947 at 68 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Eugene Cook Bingham
American chemist.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Cornwall.
Died November 6th, 1945 at 66 years old in Easton (viral infectious disease).
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