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In the year 1878
480 Notable birthdays
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
American boxer (1878–1942).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died November 12th, 1942 at 64 years old
Conway Tearle
Actor (1878-1938).
Born May 17th, 1878 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Robert Walser
Swiss writer (1878–1956).
Born April 15th, 1878 in Biel/Bienne.
Died December 25th, 1956 at 78 years old in Herisau (myocardial infarction).
Ernst Alexanderson
Swedish american electrical engineer (1878–1975).
Born January 25th, 1878 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.
Died May 14th, 1975 at 97 years old in Schenectady.
Richard Goldschmidt
German-american biologist (1878-1958).
Born April 12th, 1878 in Frankfurt.
Died April 24th, 1958 at 80 years old in Berkeley.
Chen Qimei
Chinese politician (1878-1916).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Huzhou.
Died May 18th, 1916 at 38 years old in Shanghai.
Egon Friedell
Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (kabarettist) and theatre critic (1878–1938).
Born January 21st, 1878 in Vienna.
Died March 16th, 1938 at 60 years old in Vienna (falling).
Nikolai Avksentiev
Member of the duma (1878–1943).
Born November 29th, 1878 in Penza. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1943 at 64 years old in New York City. [ref]
Angelica Balabanoff
Russian-jewish-italian dissident writer, social activist, politician, editor.
Born August 4th, 1878 in Chernihiv. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1965 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Otto Freundlich
German jewish artist murdered by nazis in a concentration camp (1878-1943).
Born July 10th, 1878 in Słupsk. [ref]
Died March 9th, 1943 at 64 years old in Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp. [ref]
José Moscardó Ituarte
Spanish general (1878-1956).
Born October 26th, 1878 in Madrid.
Died April 12th, 1956 at 77 years old in Madrid.
Gordon Coates
New zealand politician (1878–1943).
Born February 3rd, 1878 in Ruatuna.
Died May 27th, 1943 at 65 years old in Wellington.
Lawrence Joseph Henderson
American biochemist, philosopher and sociologist.
Died February 10th, 1942 at 63 years old in Cambridge.
André Caplet
French composer (1878–1925).
Born November 23rd, 1878 in Le Havre.
Died April 22nd, 1925 at 46 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Milan Hodža
Slovak politician and journalist (1878-1944).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Sučany.
Died June 27th, 1944 at 66 years old in Clearwater.
Pierre Fatou
French mathematician and astronomer (1878–1929).
Born February 28th, 1878 in Lorient.
Died August 9th, 1929 at 51 years old in Pornichet.
Tullio Serafin
Italian conductor.
Born September 1st, 1878 in Cavarzere, Rottanova.
Died February 2nd, 1968 at 89 years old in Rome (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Agostino Gemelli
Italian cleric-scientist.
Born January 18th, 1878 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1959 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Takeo Arishima
Japanese writer (1878-1923).
Born March 4th, 1878 in Koishikawa-ku, Tokyo.
Died June 9th, 1923 at 45 years old in Karuizawa (hanging to death).
Heinrich XXIV, Prince Reuss of Greiz
Prince reuss of greiz (1878-1927).
Born March 20th, 1878 in Greiz.
Died October 13th, 1927 at 49 years old in Greiz (pneumonia).
Lilian Bland
English aviator (1878-1971).
Born September 22nd, 1878 in Maidstone. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1971 at 92 years old in Sennen. [ref]
He Xiangning
Chinese woman politician and artist (1878-1972).
Born June 27th, 1878 in British Hong Kong.
Died September 1st, 1972 at 94 years old in Beijing.
Princess Maria di Grazia of the Two Sicilies
Princess of orleans-braganza.
Born August 12th, 1878 in Cannes.
Died June 20th, 1973 at 94 years old in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
Alexander Tamanian
Armenian architect (1878–1936).
Born March 16th, 1878 in Krasnodar.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 57 years old in Yerevan.
Victor Segalen
French poet (1878–1919).
Born January 14th, 1878 in Brest.
Died May 21st, 1919 at 41 years old in Huelgoat.
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