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In the year 1878
416 Notable birthdays
Wu Peifu
Chinese general.
Born April 22nd, 1878 in Penglai District. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1939 at 61 years old in Peiping (sepsis).
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]
Kathleen Scott
British sculptor.
Born March 27th, 1878 in Nottinghamshire. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1947 at 69 years old in London.
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..
Born December 21st, 1878 in Lviv.
Died February 13th, 1956 at 77 years old in Dublin.
Taylor Holmes
American actor (1878-1959).
Born May 16th, 1878 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hollywood.
Roy Atwell
American actor.
Born May 2nd, 1878 in Syracuse.
Died February 6th, 1962 at 83 years old in New York City.
Constance Collier
British actress (1878-1955).
Born January 22nd, 1878 in Windsor. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1955 at 77 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Erich Mühsam
German-jewish antimilitarist anarchist essayist, poet and playwright (1878-1934).
Born April 6th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1934 at 56 years old in Oranienburg concentration camp. [ref]
William Aberhart
Canadian politician (1878-1943).
Born December 30th, 1878 in Perth County.
Died May 23rd, 1943 at 64 years old in Vancouver.
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