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In the year 1878
521 Notable birthdays
John Burton Cleland
Australian biologist (1878-1971).
Born June 22nd, 1878 in Norwood.
Died August 11th, 1971 at 93 years old in Adelaide.
Maxie Long
American sprinter (1878–1959).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Belmont. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1959 at 80 years old in New York City.
Aino Kallas
Finnish-estonian writer (1878-1956).
Born August 2nd, 1878 in Vyborg, Kiiskilä.
Died November 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Mabel Van Buren
American actress (1878-1947).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died November 4th, 1947 at 69 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Gabriel Dupont
French composer (1878-1914).
Died August 3rd, 1914 at 36 years old in Le Vésinet (tuberculosis).
Magnus Olsen
Norwegian linguist (1878–1963).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Arendal.
Died January 16th, 1963 at 84 years old in Oslo.
Carolina Beatriz Ângelo
Portuguese feminist and suffragist.
Born April 16th, 1878 in Freguesia de São Vicente.
Died October 3rd, 1911 at 33 years old in Lisbon (myocardial infarction).
August Winnig
German politician (1878-1956).
Born March 31st, 1878 in Blankenburg.
Died November 6th, 1956 at 78 years old in Bad Nauheim.
Peder Kolstad
19th prime minister of norway (1878–1932).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Borge Municipality.
Died March 5th, 1932 at 53 years old in Oslo.
Antoni Ponikowski
Polish politician (1878-1949).
Born May 29th, 1878 in Siedlce.
Died December 27th, 1949 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Leopold Jessner
German film producer (1878–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Königsberg.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
George Simpson
British meteorologist (1878–1965).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Derby.
Died January 1st, 1965 at 86 years old in Bristol.
Paul Frankl
German art historian (1878–1962).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Prague.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 84 years old in Princeton.
Walter Kollo
German composer (1878–1940).
Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Vladimir Shchuko
Russian architect (1878-1939).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died January 18th, 1939 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Blas Cabrera Felipe
Spanish physicist (1878-1945).
Born May 20th, 1878 in Arrecife. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1945 at 67 years old in Mexico City (Parkinson's disease).
Ethel Wales
Actress (1878-1952).
Born April 4th, 1878 in Passaic.
Died February 15th, 1952 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Stefan I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian priest (1878-1957).
Born September 19th, 1878 in Shiroka laka (village).
Died May 14th, 1957 at 78 years old in Banya.
Truxtun Hare
American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956).
Born October 12th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Radnor.
Billy Sherring
Canadian long-distance runner.
Born September 18th, 1878 in Hamilton.
Died September 5th, 1964 at 85 years old in Hamilton.
Ada Adler
Danish classical scholar (1878-1946).
Born February 18th, 1878 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 28th, 1946 at 68 years old in Copenhagen.
Suzanne Noël
French plastic surgeon (1878-1954).
Born January 19th, 1878 in Laon. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1954 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Dimitrija Čupovski
Macedonian writer (1878–1940).
Born November 8th, 1878 in Papradište.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Robert D. Carey
American politician (1878–1937).
Born August 12th, 1878 in Cheyenne.
Died January 17th, 1937 at 58 years old in Cheyenne.
Shōzō Makino
Japanese film director, film producer, and businessman (1878–1929).
Born September 22nd, 1878 in Kyoto.
Died July 25th, 1929 at 50 years old (cardioplegia).
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