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In the year 1878
467 Notable birthdays
Lina Stern
Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist (1878-1968).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Liepāja.
Died March 7th, 1968 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Max Dehn
German-american mathematician (1878-1952).
Born November 13th, 1878 in Hamburg.
Died June 27th, 1952 at 73 years old in Black Mountain.
Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
British poet (1878–1962).
Born October 2nd, 1878 in Hexham.
Died May 26th, 1962 at 83 years old in Virginia Water.
Dorothea Douglass
English tennis and badminton player.
Born September 3rd, 1878 in Ealing.
Died January 7th, 1960 at 81 years old in Kensington. [ref]
Oscar Apfel
Actor, film director (1878-1938).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1938 at 60 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Isaiah Bowman
American geographer (1878–1950).
Born December 26th, 1878 in Waterloo.
Died January 6th, 1950 at 71 years old in Baltimore.
Lev Chernyi
Russian anarchist theorist, activist and poet executed by the bolsheviks (1890–1921).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 1921 at 43 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Hans Zinsser
American physician, bacteriologist (1878–1940).
Born November 17th, 1878 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Alex Raisbeck
Scottish footballer (1878-1949).
Born December 26th, 1878 in Polmont.
Died March 12th, 1949 at 70 years old in Liverpool.
Rafael Guízar y Valencia
Catholic bishop and saint.
Born April 26th, 1878 in Cotija de la Paz.
Died June 6th, 1938 at 60 years old in Mexico City.
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