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In the year 1878

460 Notable birthdays

Georg Kaiser

German dramatist (1878-1945).

Born November 25th, 1878 in Magdeburg.

Died June 4th, 1945 at 66 years old in Ascona.

Leonhard Kaupisch

German general.

Born September 1st, 1878 in Bitterfeld.

Died September 26th, 1945 at 67 years old in Weimar.

Philadelphia Jack O'Brien

American boxer (1878–1942).

Born January 17th, 1878 in Philadelphia.

Died November 12th, 1942 at 64 years old

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]

Ernst Alexanderson

Swedish american electrical engineer (1878–1975).

Born January 25th, 1878 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly.

Died May 14th, 1975 at 97 years old in Schenectady.

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.

Chen Qimei

Chinese politician (1878-1916).

Born January 17th, 1878 in Huzhou.

Died May 18th, 1916 at 38 years old in Shanghai.

Egon Friedell

Austrian philosopher, historian, journalist, actor, cabaret performer (kabarettist) and theatre critic (1878–1938).

Born January 21st, 1878 in Vienna.

Died March 16th, 1938 at 60 years old in Vienna (falling).

Nikolai Avksentiev

Member of the duma (1878–1943).

Born November 29th, 1878 in Penza. [ref]

Died March 4th, 1943 at 64 years old in New York City. [ref]

Angelica Balabanoff

Russian-jewish-italian dissident writer, social activist, politician, editor.

Born August 4th, 1878 in Chernihiv. [ref]

Died November 25th, 1965 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]

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