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In the year 1878
518 Notable birthdays
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.
John Ince
American actor and film director (1878-1947).
Born August 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died April 10th, 1947 at 68 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
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..
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.
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.
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.
Ladislav Klíma
Czech philosopher and bookwriter (1878–1928).
Born August 22nd, 1878 in Domažlice.
Died April 19th, 1928 at 49 years old in Vinohrady (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).
A. H. Tammsaare
Estonian writer (1878–1940).
Born January 30th, 1878 in Albu Rural Municipality.
Died March 1st, 1940 at 62 years old in Tallinn.
Robert Ingersoll Aitken
American sculptor (1878–1949).
Born May 8th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died January 3rd, 1949 at 70 years old in New York City.
Murdock MacQuarrie
American actor and director (1878–1942).
Born August 25th, 1878 in San Francisco.
Died August 22nd, 1942 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Behbud Khan Javanshir
Azerbaijani politician (1878–1921).
Born July 24th, 1878 in Azad Qaraqoyunlu.
Died July 18th, 1921 at 42 years old in Constantinople (assassination).
James Hubert Price
American politician (1878-1943).
Born September 7th, 1878 in Greenbrier County.
Died November 22nd, 1943 at 65 years old in Richmond.
Felix Bernstein
German jewish mathematician (1878-1956).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 78 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Carl Sternheim
German writer and art collector (1878-1942).
Born April 1st, 1878 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1942 at 64 years old in Ixelles (pneumonia). [ref]
Rosa Valetti
German actress, cabaret performer and singer (1876-1937).
Born March 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Albert Thomas
French politician (1878–1932).
Born June 16th, 1878 in Champigny-sur-Marne.
Died May 8th, 1932 at 53 years old in Paris.
Michel Théato
Luxembourgian marathon dunner (1878–1923).
Born March 22nd, 1878 in Luxembourg.
Died April 2nd, 1923 at 45 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Robert von Lieben
Austrian physicist (1878-1913).
Born September 5th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died February 20th, 1913 at 34 years old in Vienna.
Guy Oliver
Actor (1878-1932).
Born September 25th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died September 1st, 1932 at 53 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Eugene Cook Bingham
American chemist.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Cornwall.
Died November 6th, 1945 at 66 years old in Easton (viral infectious disease).
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician (1878–1957).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
Sadri Maksudi Arsal
Tatar and turkish statesman, turkish law historian (1878-1957).
Born July 23rd, 1878 in Taşsu.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 78 years old in Istanbul.
Bartolomeo Pagano
Italian actor (1878-1947).
Born September 27th, 1878 in Genoa.
Died June 24th, 1947 at 68 years old in Genoa (cardiac arrest).
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