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In the year 1878
518 Notable birthdays
Donald Meek
British actor (1878-1946).
Born July 14th, 1878 in Glasgow.
Died November 18th, 1946 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Arthur Scherbius
German cryptographer (1878–1929).
Born October 20th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died May 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).
Mehmed Abdülkadir Efendi
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdul hamid ii (1878–1944).
Born January 16th, 1878 in Istanbul.
Died March 16th, 1944 at 66 years old in Sofia.
Stamen Grigorov
Bulgarian physician and microbiologist (1878-1945).
Born October 27th, 1878 in Studen izvor.
Died October 27th, 1945 at 67 years old in Sofia. [ref]
William Orpen
Irish artist (1878–1931).
Born November 27th, 1878 in Stillorgan.
Died September 29th, 1931 at 52 years old in London.
Stephen Timoshenko
Ukrainian & american engineer (1878–1972).
Born December 22nd, 1878 in Shpotivka.
Died May 29th, 1972 at 93 years old in Wuppertal.
Katie Johnson
English actress (1878–1957).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Pyecombe.
Died May 4th, 1957 at 78 years old in Elham.
Magnus von Braun
German jurist and politician (1878-1972).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Bagrationovsk.
Died August 29th, 1972 at 94 years old in Oberaudorf.
Ferenc Molnár
Hungarian-born dramatist and novelist (1878-1952).
Born January 12th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died April 2nd, 1952 at 74 years old in New York City (cancer).
Harry Emerson Fosdick
American pastor (1878-1969).
Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.
Died October 5th, 1969 at 91 years old in Bronxville.
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
Spanish noble (1878–1953).
Born October 17th, 1878 in Switzerland, Madrid. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Ernest Lundeen
American politician (1878-1940).
Born August 4th, 1878 in Brooklyn Township.
Died August 31st, 1940 at 62 years old in Lovettsville (Lovettsville air disaster).
Barney Oldfield
American racing driver (1878-1946).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Wauseon.
Died October 4th, 1946 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills.
Frances Glessner Lee
American forensic scientist and "mother of forensic science".
Born March 25th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died January 27th, 1962 at 83 years old
Akiko Yosano
Japanese tanka poet (1878–1942).
Born December 7th, 1878 in Sakai.
Died May 29th, 1942 at 63 years old in Ogikubo (stroke).
Walter Heitz
German general (1878–1944).
Born December 8th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 9th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Kathleen Scott
British sculptor (1878–1947).
Born March 27th, 1878 in Nottinghamshire.
Died July 25th, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
Henry B. Walthall
American actor (1878–1936).
Born March 16th, 1878 in Shelby County.
Died June 17th, 1936 at 58 years old in Monrovia (influenza).
Jack Johnson
American boxer (1878–1946).
Born March 31st, 1878 in Galveston.
Died June 10th, 1946 at 68 years old in Franklinton (traffic collision).
Roy Atwell
American actor (1878–1962).
Born May 2nd, 1878 in Syracuse.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City.
Jean Agélou
French photographer (1878-1921).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Alexandria.
Died August 2nd, 1921 at 42 years old in Autry-le-Châtel (traffic collision).
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
Archduchess of austria (1878-1960).
Born July 7th, 1878 in Reichenau an der Rax.
Died March 13th, 1960 at 81 years old in Vaduz.
Jan Łukasiewicz
Polish logician, mathematician, philosopher, rector of the university of warsaw (1878–1956).
Born December 21st, 1878 in Lviv.
Died February 13th, 1956 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Ethel Griffies
British actress (1878-1975).
Born April 26th, 1878 in Sheffield.
Died September 9th, 1975 at 97 years old in London (cerebrovascular disease).
Abdelaziz of Morocco
Sultan of morocco (1878-1943).
Born February 24th, 1878 in Marrakesh.
Died June 10th, 1943 at 65 years old in Tangier.
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