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In the year 1878
480 Notable birthdays
Stepan Shahumyan
Armenian bolshevik revolutionary (1878–1918).
Born October 13th, 1878 in Tbilisi.
Died September 20th, 1918 at 39 years old in Krasnovodsky Uyezd (gunshot wound).
Ziauddin Ahmad
Indian mathematician and philosopher (1873-1947).
Born February 13th, 1878 in Meerut.
Died December 23rd, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
Joseph Maréchal
Belgian jesuit priest and philosopher (1878–1944).
Born July 1st, 1878 in Charleroi. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1944 at 66 years old in Leuven.
Paul Troost
German architect.
Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.
Margaret Cousins
Irish-indian suffragist and feminist.
Born November 7th, 1878 in Boyle.
Died March 11th, 1954 at 75 years old in Adyar.
Yemelyan Yaroslavsky
Soviet politician (1878-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Chita.
Died December 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Louis Camille Maillard
French chemist (1878–1936).
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pont-à-Mousson.
Died May 12th, 1936 at 58 years old in Paris.
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
German noble.
Born May 8th, 1878 in Neustrelitz.
Died October 14th, 1948 at 70 years old in Oberkassel.
Eino Leino
Finnish poet and journalist.
Born July 6th, 1878 in Paltamo. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1926 at 47 years old in Tuusula. [ref]
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
Greek doctor and prime minister (1878-1961).
Born August 1st, 1878 in Nauplion.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 82 years old in Athens.
Rose Dione
French-american actress (1878-1936).
Born October 22nd, 1878 in Dardilly. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1936 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emmy Destinn
Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930).
Born February 26th, 1878 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1930 at 52 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945).
Born May 28th, 1878 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Grace Abbott
Social worker (1878–1939).
Born November 17th, 1878 in Grand Island.
Died June 19th, 1939 at 60 years old in Chicago (multiple myeloma).
Ernest Torrence
Actor (1878-1933).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1933 at 54 years old in New York City.
Franklyn Farnum
American actor (1878-1961).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1961 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Harriet Bosse
Swedish–norwegian actress (1878-1961).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Christiania.
Died November 2nd, 1961 at 83 years old in Christiania.
Miguel Llobet
Catalan composer and guitarist (1878–1938).
Born October 18th, 1878 in Barcelona.
Died February 22nd, 1938 at 59 years old in Barcelona.
Alfréd Hajós
Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1955 at 77 years old in Budapest (lung disease).
Eugene Chen
Chinese revolutionary (1878-1944).
Born July 2nd, 1878 in San Fernando.
Died November 20th, 1944 at 66 years old in Shanghai.
Sadriddin Ayni
Tajikistani writer (1878-1954).
Born April 27th, 1878 in Bukhara.
Died December 29th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dushanbe. [ref]
Ion Dragoumis
Greek diplomat and philosopher (1878–1920).
Born September 14th, 1878 in Athens.
Died August 13th, 1920 at 41 years old in Athens.
Nikolaos Tselementes
Greek chef (1878-1958).
Born March 2nd, 1878 in Athens.
Died March 2nd, 1958 at 80 years old in Athens.
Georg Kaiser
German dramatist (1878-1945).
Born November 25th, 1878 in Magdeburg.
Died June 4th, 1945 at 66 years old in Ascona.
Leonhard Kaupisch
German general.
Born September 1st, 1878 in Bitterfeld.
Died September 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Weimar.
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