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In the year 1878
416 Notable birthdays
Chen Qimei
Chinese politician (1878-1916).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Huzhou.
Died May 18th, 1916 at 38 years old in Shanghai.
Takeo Arishima
Japanese writer (1878-1923).
Born March 4th, 1878 in Koishikawa-ku.
Died June 9th, 1923 at 45 years old in Karuizawa (hanging).
Milan Hodža
Slovak politician and journalist (1878-1944).
Born February 1st, 1878 in Sučany. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1944 at 66 years old in Clearwater. [ref]
Victor Segalen
French poet.
Born January 14th, 1878 in Brest. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1919 at 41 years old in Huelgoat. [ref]
Lev Chernyi
Russian anarchist theorist, activist and poet executed by the bolsheviks.
Born February 19th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died September 27th, 1921 at 43 years old in Moscow (ballistic trauma).
Hans Zinsser
American physician, bacteriologist and author (1878–1940).
Born November 17th, 1878 in New York City.
Died September 4th, 1940 at 61 years old in New York City (leukemia).
Alexander Tamanian
Armenian architect.
Born March 16th, 1878 in Krasnodar.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 57 years old in Yerevan.
Lina Stern
Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist (1878-1968).
Born August 26th, 1878 in Liepāja.
Died March 7th, 1968 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Max Dehn
German-american mathematician (1878-1952).
Born November 13th, 1878 in Hamburg.
Died June 27th, 1952 at 73 years old in Black Mountain.
Dorothea Douglass
English tennis and badminton player.
Born September 3rd, 1878 in Ealing.
Died January 7th, 1960 at 81 years old in Kensington. [ref]
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