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In the year 1878
460 Notable birthdays
Joseph Maréchal
Belgian jesuit priest and philosopher (1878–1944).
Born July 1st, 1878 in Charleroi. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1944 at 66 years old in Leuven.
Paul Troost
German architect.
Born August 17th, 1878 in Elberfeld.
Died March 21st, 1934 at 55 years old in Munich.
Margaret Cousins
Irish-indian suffragist and feminist.
Born November 7th, 1878 in Boyle.
Died March 11th, 1954 at 75 years old in Adyar.
Yemelyan Yaroslavsky
Soviet politician (1878-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Chita.
Died December 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Louis Camille Maillard
French chemist.
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pont-à-Mousson.
Died May 12th, 1936 at 58 years old in Paris.
Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg
German noble.
Born May 8th, 1878 in Neustrelitz.
Died October 14th, 1948 at 70 years old in Oberkassel.
Eino Leino
Finnish poet and journalist.
Born July 6th, 1878 in Paltamo. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1926 at 47 years old in Tuusula. [ref]
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
Greek doctor and prime minister (1878-1961).
Born August 1st, 1878 in Nauplion.
Died July 6th, 1961 at 82 years old in Athens.
Rose Dione
French-american actress (1878-1936).
Born October 22nd, 1878 in Dardilly. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1936 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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]
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It takes a long time to become young. Pablo Picasso