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In the year 1878
480 Notable birthdays
Arnold Leese
British politician (1878-1956).
Born November 16th, 1878 in Lytham St Annes.
Died January 18th, 1956 at 77 years old in London.
Walter F. George
American politician (1878-1957).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Preston.
Died August 4th, 1957 at 79 years old in Vienna.
James Oliver Curwood
American writer and conservationist.
Born June 12th, 1878 in Owosso. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1927 at 49 years old in Owosso (sepsis). [ref]
Chen Chiung Ming
Chinese politician (1878-1933).
Born January 13th, 1878 in Haifeng County.
Died September 22nd, 1933 at 55 years old in Hong Kong (typhus).
Léon Werth
French writer (1878–1955).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Remiremont.
Died December 13th, 1955 at 77 years old in Paris.
Grigory Petrovsky
Soviet politician (1878–1958).
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pechenihy. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1958 at 79 years old in Moscow.
William Churchill deMille
American screenwriter and film director (1878-1955).
Born July 25th, 1878 in Washington.
Died March 8th, 1955 at 76 years old in Playa del Rey.
Julie Manet
French painter and art collector (1878-1966).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1966 at 87 years old in Paris.
Franz Schreker
Austrian composer (1878–1934).
Born March 23rd, 1878 in Monaco.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction).
Kurt Goldstein
German neurologist (1878-1965).
Born November 6th, 1878 in Katowice.
Died September 19th, 1965 at 86 years old in New York City.
Hans Ledwinka
Austrian automobile designer (1878–1967).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Klosterneuburg. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1967 at 89 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski
Polish explorer and writer.
Born June 8th, 1878 in Ludza. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1945 at 66 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Princess Marie Gabriele, Princess Rupprecht of Bavaria
Duchess of bavaria (1878–1912).
Born October 9th, 1878 in Tegernsee.
Died October 24th, 1912 at 34 years old in Sorrento (kidney failure).
Otto von Stülpnagel
German noble (1878-1948).
Born June 16th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 1948 at 69 years old in Cherche-Midi prison (hanging).
George Whipple
American physician and biomedical researcher.
Born August 28th, 1878 in Ashland.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 97 years old in Rochester.
José Miaja
Spanish general (1878-1958).
Born April 20th, 1878 in Oviedo.
Died January 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Clara Westhoff
German sculptor (1878-1954).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Bremen.
Died March 9th, 1954 at 75 years old in Fischerhude.
Ulrich Graf
German general (1878-1950).
Born July 6th, 1878 in Bachhagel.
Died March 3rd, 1950 at 71 years old in Munich.
Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz
Israeli rabbi (1878-1953).
Born November 7th, 1878 in Kosava.
Died October 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Bnei Brak.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Russian-american pianist and conductor (1878–1936).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 14th, 1936 at 58 years old in Detroit (cancer).
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
Argentine politician (1878-1959).
Born November 1st, 1878 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 5th, 1959 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires (stroke).
Louise Dresser
American actress (1878–1965).
Born October 5th, 1878 in Evansville.
Died April 24th, 1965 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills.
Gustav Radbruch
German politician (1878-1949).
Born November 21st, 1878 in Lübeck.
Died November 23rd, 1949 at 71 years old in Heidelberg.
Inigo Campioni
Italian naval officer (1878-1944).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Viareggio.
Died May 24th, 1944 at 65 years old in Parma (gunshot wound).
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
Russian painter (1878–1939).
Born November 5th, 1878 in Khvalynsk.
Died February 15th, 1939 at 60 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
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