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In the year 1878
416 Notable birthdays
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.
Louis Camille Maillard
French chemist.
Born February 4th, 1878 in Pont-à-Mousson.
Died May 12th, 1936 at 58 years old in Paris.
Ernest Torrence
Actor (1878-1933).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1933 at 54 years old in New York City.
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.
Eugene Chen
Chinese revolutionary (1878-1944).
Born July 2nd, 1878 in San Fernando.
Died November 20th, 1944 at 66 years old in Shanghai.
Ernst Alexanderson
Electrical engineer (1878-1975).
Born January 25th, 1878 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1975 at 97 years old in Schenectady.
Sadriddin Ayni
Tajikistani writer (1878-1954).
Born April 27th, 1878 in Bukhara.
Died December 29th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dushanbe. [ref]
Egon Friedell
Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (kabarettist) and theatre critic.
Born January 21st, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1938 at 60 years old in Vienna (falling). [ref]
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]
André Caplet
French composer.
Born November 23rd, 1878 in Le Havre. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 1925 at 46 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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