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In the year 1878
471 Notable birthdays
Nikolaos Georgantas
Athletics competitor (1878–1958).
Born March 24th, 1878 in Steno. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 1958 at 80 years old in Athens.
Joe Ruddy
American swimmer, water polo player and coach (1878–1962).
Born September 28th, 1878 in New York City.
Died November 11th, 1962 at 84 years old in Far Rockaway.
Konstantinos Paspatis
Greek tennis player (1878-1903).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1903 at 24 years old in Athens. [ref]
Ernest Joy
Actor (1878-1924).
Born January 20th, 1878 in Iowa.
Died February 12th, 1924 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (peritonitis).
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
Austrian ornithologist (1878-1944).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1944 at 66 years old in Orselina.
Meredith Colket
American tennis player (1878-1947).
Born November 19th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bryn Mawr.
John Cregan
Athletics competitor (1878–1965).
Born January 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1965 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Charles Magnusson
Swedish film producer and screenwriter (1878-1948).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1948 at 69 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Nelly Roussel
French activist (1878–1922).
Born January 5th, 1878 in Paris.
Died December 18th, 1922 at 44 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Augustus Goessling
American swimmer (1878-1963).
Born November 17th, 1878 in St. Louis.
Died August 22nd, 1963 at 84 years old in St. Louis.
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