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In the year 1878
416 Notable birthdays
Emmy Destinn
Czech operatic soprano with a strong and soaring lyric-playwright voice (1878-1930).
Born February 20th, 1878 in Prague. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1930 at 52 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Miguel Llobet
Spanish guitarist and composer.
Born October 16th, 1878 in Barcelona.
Died February 22nd, 1938 at 59 years old in Barcelona.
Grace Abbott
Social worker.
Born November 17th, 1878 in Grand Island.
Died June 19th, 1939 at 60 years old in Chicago (multiple myeloma).
Alfréd Hajós
Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Budapest.
Died November 12th, 1955 at 77 years old in Budapest.
Harriet Bosse
Swedish–norwegian actress (1878-1961).
Born February 19th, 1878 in Christiania. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1961 at 83 years old in Christiania. [ref]
Yemelyan Yaroslavsky
Soviet politician (1878-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Chita.
Died December 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Paul Pelliot
French sinologist (1878-1945).
Born May 28th, 1878 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Georg Kaiser
German dramatist.
Born November 25th, 1878 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died June 4th, 1945 at 66 years old in Ascona. [ref]
Stepan Shahumyan
Armenian bolshevik revolutionary.
Born October 13th, 1878 in Tbilisi.
Died September 20th, 1918 at 39 years old in Türkmenbaşy.
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
German noble.
Born May 8th, 1878 in Neustrelitz.
Died October 14th, 1948 at 70 years old in Oberkassel.
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