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In the year 1878
460 Notable birthdays
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]
Grace Abbott
Social worker (1878–1939).
Born November 17th, 1878 in Grand Island.
Died June 19th, 1939 at 60 years old in Chicago (multiple myeloma).
Ernest Torrence
Actor (1878-1933).
Born June 26th, 1878 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1933 at 54 years old in New York City.
Franklyn Farnum
American actor (1878-1961).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Boston.
Died July 4th, 1961 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
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]
Miguel Llobet
Catalan composer and guitarist (1878–1938).
Born October 18th, 1878 in Barcelona.
Died February 22nd, 1938 at 59 years old in Barcelona.
Alfréd Hajós
Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1955 at 77 years old in Budapest (lung disease).
Eugene Chen
Chinese revolutionary (1878-1944).
Born July 2nd, 1878 in San Fernando.
Died November 20th, 1944 at 66 years old in Shanghai.
Sadriddin Ayni
Tajikistani writer (1878-1954).
Born April 27th, 1878 in Bukhara.
Died December 29th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dushanbe. [ref]
Ion Dragoumis
Greek diplomat and philosopher (1878–1920).
Born September 14th, 1878 in Athens.
Died August 13th, 1920 at 41 years old in Athens.
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