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In the year 1878
467 Notable birthdays
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.
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]
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 am Main.
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.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle