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In the year 1878
518 Notable birthdays
Zdeněk Nejedlý
Czech musicologist, writer and politician (1878–1962).
Born February 10th, 1878 in Litomyšl.
Died March 9th, 1962 at 84 years old in Prague.
Vahan Tekeyan
Armenian poet (1878–1945).
Born January 21st, 1878 in Ortaköy.
Died April 4th, 1945 at 67 years old in Cairo.
André Corap
French general (1878-1953).
Born January 15th, 1878 in Pont-Audemer.
Died August 15th, 1953 at 75 years old in Fontainebleau.
Siegfried Haenicke
German general and knight's cross recipient (1878-1946).
Born September 8th, 1878 in Constance.
Died February 19th, 1946 at 67 years old in NKVD Special Camp No. 1.
Jákup Dahl
Faroese provost and translator (1878–1944).
Died June 5th, 1944 at 66 years old in Tórshavn.
Ivar Arosenius
Swedish artist (1878-1909).
Born October 8th, 1878 in Göteborgs Kristine församling.
Died January 2nd, 1909 at 30 years old (hemophilia). [ref]
Josep Clarà i Ayats
Catalan sculptor (1878–1958).
Born December 16th, 1878 in Olot.
Died November 4th, 1958 at 79 years old in Barcelona.
Leonid Nikolayev
Russian musician (1878–1942).
Born August 13th, 1878 in Kyiv.
Died October 11th, 1942 at 64 years old in Tashkent (typhoid fever).
Alexander Andreyevich Svechin
Imperial russian army and soviet general (1878–1938).
Born August 29th, 1878 in Odesa.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 59 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground.
Willem Hesselink
Dutch footballer (1878–1973).
Born February 8th, 1878 in Arnhem.
Died December 15th, 1973 at 95 years old in Bennekom.
Torahiko Terada
Japanese physicist (1878–1935).
Born December 28th, 1878 in Kōjimachi-ku.
Died December 31st, 1935 at 57 years old in Hongō-ku (bone metastasis).
Maurice René Fréchet
French mathematician (1878–1973).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Maligny. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1973 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ğayaz İsxaqi
Tatar writer and politician (1878–1954).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Yawşirmä.
Died July 22nd, 1954 at 76 years old in Ankara.
Oleksandr Oles
Ukrainian symbolist poet and playwright (1878–1944).
Born December 5th, 1878 in Bilopillia.
Died July 27th, 1944 at 65 years old in Krč (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Vicente Mejía Colindres
President of honduras.
Born April 6th, 1878 in Intibucá Department.
Died August 24th, 1966 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Gregori Chmara
Ukrainian-born actor (1878–1970).
Born July 29th, 1878 in Poltava. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1970 at 91 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Charles Dvorak
Us athletics competitor (1878–1969).
Born November 27th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died December 18th, 1969 at 91 years old in Seattle.
Muriel Robb
English tennis player (1878–1907).
Born May 13th, 1878 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died February 12th, 1907 at 28 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (lymphoma).
Sakuzō Yoshino
Japanese academic (1878-1933).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Furukawa.
Died March 18th, 1933 at 55 years old in Zushi.
Kitty Gordon
British actress (1878–1974).
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Folkestone.
Died May 26th, 1974 at 96 years old in Brentwood.
José Berraondo
Spanish football manager (1878-1950).
Born November 4th, 1878 in San Sebastián.
Died April 11th, 1950 at 71 years old in San Sebastián.
Edmond Jaloux
French writer (1878–1949).
Born June 19th, 1878 in Marseille.
Died August 22nd, 1949 at 71 years old in Lutry.
Karl Albiker
German sculptor (1878–1961).
Born September 16th, 1878 in Ühlingen-Birkendorf.
Died February 26th, 1961 at 82 years old in Ettlingen.
Álvaro de Castro
Prime minister of portugal (1878-1928).
Born November 9th, 1878 in Guarda.
Died June 29th, 1928 at 49 years old in Coimbra.
Harold Hackett
Us tennis player (1878-1937).
Born July 12th, 1878 in Hingham.
Died November 20th, 1937 at 59 years old in New York City.
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