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In the year 1878
460 Notable birthdays
Barney Oldfield
American racing driver (1878-1946).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Wauseon.
Died October 4th, 1946 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills.
Frances Glessner Lee
American forensic scientist and "mother of forensic science".
Born March 25th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died January 27th, 1962 at 83 years old
Jean Agélou
French photographer (1878-1921).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Alexandria.
Died August 2nd, 1921 at 42 years old in Autry-le-Châtel (traffic collision).
Akiko Yosano
Japanese tanka poet (1878–1942).
Born December 7th, 1878 in Sakai.
Died May 29th, 1942 at 63 years old in Ogikubo (stroke).
Kathleen Scott
British sculptor.
Born March 27th, 1878 in Nottinghamshire. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
Henry Brazeale Walthall
American actor (1878–1936).
Born March 16th, 1878 in Shelby County. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1936 at 58 years old in Monrovia (influenza). [ref]
Roy Atwell
American actor.
Born May 2nd, 1878 in Syracuse.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City.
Ethel Griffies
British actress (1878-1975).
Born April 26th, 1878 in Sheffield.
Died September 9th, 1975 at 97 years old in London (cerebrovascular disease).
Jan Łukasiewicz
Polish logician, mathematician, philosopher, rector of the university of warsaw (1878–1956).
Born December 21st, 1878 in Lviv.
Died February 13th, 1956 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Marcel Grossmann
Mathematician (1878-1936).
Born April 9th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died September 7th, 1936 at 58 years old in Zürich (multiple sclerosis).
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