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In the year 1878
480 Notable birthdays
Werner von Blomberg
German field marshal (1878-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Stargard. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1946 at 67 years old in Nuremberg (cancer).
Louis Chevrolet
Swiss motor company founder and racecar driver (1878-1941).
Born December 25th, 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died June 6th, 1941 at 62 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Gemma Galgani
Italian saint (1878-1903).
Born March 12th, 1878 in Capannori.
Died April 11th, 1903 at 25 years old in Lucca (tuberculosis).
James Colosimo
American mobster (1878-1920).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Colosimi.
Died May 11th, 1920 at 42 years old in Chicago (gunshot wound).
Iwane Matsui
Japanese general (1878-1948).
Born July 27th, 1878 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Pyotr Wrangel
Russian army general (1878-1928).
Born August 27th, 1878 in Zarasai.
Died April 25th, 1928 at 49 years old in City of Brussels (poisoning).
Paul Reynaud
French politician and lawyer (1878-1966).
Born October 15th, 1878 in Barcelonnette.
Died September 21st, 1966 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Margaret Abbott
Amateur golfer.
Born June 15th, 1878 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1955 at 76 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Shigeru Yoshida
Prime minister of japan (1878–1967).
Born September 22nd, 1878 in Surugadai.
Died October 20th, 1967 at 89 years old in Oiso.
Vallathol Narayana Menon
Indian poet (1878-1958).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Malappuram.
Died March 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Kerala.
John Masefield
English poet and writer.
Born June 1st, 1878 in Herefordshire. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1967 at 88 years old in Abingdon-on-Thames. [ref]
Glenn Curtiss
American aviator and industrialist (1878-1930).
Born May 21st, 1878 in Hammondsport.
Died July 23rd, 1930 at 52 years old in Buffalo (appendicitis).
Finlay Currie
Scottish actor (1878-1968).
Born January 20th, 1878 in Edinburgh.
Died May 9th, 1968 at 90 years old in Buckinghamshire.
Lillian Moller Gilbreth
American psychologist and industrial engineer.
Born May 25th, 1878 in Oakland. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 1972 at 93 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
Wallace Hartley
Band leader on the rms titanic.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 33 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Herbert Chapman
English association football player and manager (1878-1934).
Born January 19th, 1878 in Kiveton Park.
Died January 6th, 1934 at 55 years old in Hendon (pneumonia).
Maulana Mohammad Ali
Indian muslim activist (1878–1931).
Born December 10th, 1878 in Rampur.
Died January 4th, 1931 at 52 years old in London.
Pamela Colman Smith
British occultist, artist and illustrator (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pimlico. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1951 at 73 years old in Bude. [ref]
Augustus John
Welsh painter (1878–1961).
Born January 4th, 1878 in Tenby.
Died October 31st, 1961 at 83 years old in Fordingbridge.
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist (1878–1947).
Born March 17th, 1878 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Ernest King
United states navy admiral, chief of naval operations (1878-1956).
Born November 23rd, 1878 in Lorain.
Died June 25th, 1956 at 77 years old in Portsmouth (myocardial infarction).
Frank Gotch
American professional wrestler.
Born April 27th, 1878 in Humboldt.
Died December 16th, 1917 at 39 years old in Humboldt.
Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany
Irish writer and dramatist (1878-1957).
Born July 24th, 1878 in London. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1957 at 79 years old in Dublin (appendicitis). [ref]
Eileen Gray
Irish architect and designer (1878-1976).
Born August 9th, 1878 in Enniscorthy. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1976 at 98 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Edward Thomas
British poet and journalist (1878–1917).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Lambeth.
Died April 9th, 1917 at 39 years old in Arras.
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