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In the year 1878
521 Notable birthdays
Bobby Burns
Actor, film director (1878-1966).
Born September 1st, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Jean Gallon
French composer, choir conductor, and music educator (1878–1959).
Born June 25th, 1878 in Paris.
Died June 23rd, 1959 at 80 years old in Paris.
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
Austrian ornithologist (1878-1944).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1944 at 66 years old in Orselina.
Meredith Colket
American tennis player (1878-1947).
Born November 19th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bryn Mawr.
John Cregan
Athletics competitor (1878–1965).
Born January 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1965 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Charles Magnusson
Swedish film producer and screenwriter (1878-1948).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1948 at 69 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Nelly Roussel
French activist (1878–1922).
Born January 5th, 1878 in Paris.
Died December 18th, 1922 at 44 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Augustus Goessling
American swimmer (1878-1963).
Born November 17th, 1878 in St. Louis.
Died August 22nd, 1963 at 84 years old in St. Louis.
Rudolf Swiderski
German chess master (1878–1909).
Born July 28th, 1878 in Leipzig.
Died August 2nd, 1909 at 31 years old in Leipzig.
Jack Egan
American boxer.
Born May 27th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died March 15th, 1950 at 71 years old in Drexel Hill.
Frank Jarvis
American athlete, olympic medalist (1878–1933).
Born August 31st, 1878 in California.
Died June 2nd, 1933 at 54 years old in Sewickley.
Gordon McDonald
Canadian soccer player.
Born February 2nd, 1878 in Walton.
Died May 23rd, 1938 at 60 years old in Haileybury.
William Merz
American athletics and gymnastics competitor (1878-1946).
Born April 25th, 1878 in Red Bud.
Died March 17th, 1946 at 67 years old in Overland.
Isabel Oyarzábal Smith
Journalist, writer, diplomat, editor (1878–1974).
Born June 12th, 1878 in Málaga. [ref]
Died May 28th, 1974 at 95 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
André Savignon
French writer (1878–1947).
Born January 1st, 1878 in Tarbes.
Died January 10th, 1947 at 69 years old in London (pneumonia).
Hassan Konopacki
Polish journalist (1879-1953).
Born March 9th, 1878 in Minsk.
Died May 11th, 1953 at 75 years old in Bydgoszcz.
Paul Weinstein
German high jumper (1878-1964).
Born April 5th, 1878 in Wallendorf.
Died August 16th, 1964 at 86 years old in Wiemelhausen.
Magnus Stifter
Austrian actor (1886-1931).
Born January 23rd, 1878 in Vienna.
Died September 8th, 1943 at 65 years old in Vienna.
Hermine Körner
Actress (1878–1960).
Born May 30th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died December 14th, 1960 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Adriana Budevska
Bulgarian actress and one of the founders of modern bulgarian theatre (1878–1955).
Born December 13th, 1878 in Dobrich.
Died December 9th, 1955 at 76 years old in Sofia.
Arthur Fox
English-american fencer.
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cowes.
Died August 17th, 1958 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Olga Máté
Hungarian photographer (1878–1961).
Born January 1st, 1878 in Szigetvár.
Died April 5th, 1961 at 83 years old in Budapest.
Gaston Alibert
Fencer (1878–1917).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 26th, 1917 at 39 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris (tuberculosis).
Frederick Humphreys
British tug-of-war competitor.
Born January 28th, 1878 in Highbury.
Died August 10th, 1954 at 76 years old in Ealing.
Emilia Fogelklou
Swedish theologist and writer.
Born July 20th, 1878 in Simrishamn.
Died September 26th, 1972 at 94 years old in Uppsala.
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