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In the year 1878
428 Notable birthdays
George M. Cohan
American entertainer, composer and playwright.
Born July 3rd, 1878 in Providence. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1942 at 64 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Bill Robinson
American dancer and actor.
Born May 25th, 1878 in Richmond.
Died November 25th, 1949 at 71 years old in New York City.
Franz Reichelt
Austro-hungarian-born french parachuting pioneer.
Born October 16th, 1878 in Štětí. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1912 at 33 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (falling). [ref]
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke; de-jure last emperor of all the russias (1878-1918).
Born December 4th, 1878 in Pushkin.
Died June 13th, 1918 at 39 years old in Perm (ballistic trauma).
Lise Meitner
Austrian-swedish physicist.
Born November 7th, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1968 at 89 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Carl Sandburg
American writer and editor.
Born January 6th, 1878 in Galesburg. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1967 at 89 years old in Flat Rock. [ref]
Sergio Osmeña
(1878-1961) president of the philippines from 1944 to 1946.
Born September 9th, 1878 in Cebu City.
Died October 19th, 1961 at 83 years old in Quezon City (disease).
Mitsuyo Maeda
Japanese judoka.
Born November 18th, 1878 in Hirosaki.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 63 years old in Belém (kidney disease).
Martin Buber
German jewish existentialist philosopher and theologian.
Born February 8th, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1965 at 87 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Janusz Korczak
Polish educator (1878-1942).
Born July 22nd, 1878 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 7th, 1942 at 64 years old in Treblinka extermination camp.
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