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In the year 1878
459 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]
Lise Meitner
Austrian-swedish physicist.
Born November 17th, 1878 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1968 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
Bill Robinson
American dancer and actor.
Born May 25th, 1878 in Richmond.
Died November 25th, 1949 at 71 years old in New York City.
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand duke of russia (1878–1918).
Born December 4th, 1878 in Pushkin.
Died June 13th, 1918 at 39 years old in Perm (gunshot wound).
Carl Sandburg
American writer and editor (1878–1967).
Born January 6th, 1878 in Galesburg.
Died July 22nd, 1967 at 89 years old in Flat Rock.
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 (1878–1941).
Born November 18th, 1878 in Hirosaki.
Died November 28th, 1941 at 63 years old in Belém (kidney disease).
Yakov Yurovsky
Chief executioner of tsar nicholas ii (1878-1938).
Born June 19th, 1878 in Kuybyshev.
Died August 2nd, 1938 at 60 years old in Moscow (ulcer).
Harry Carey
American actor (1878–1947).
Born January 16th, 1878 in New York City.
Died September 21st, 1947 at 69 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer).
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]
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