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In the year 1878
441 Notable birthdays
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Swiss writer (1878-1947).
Born September 24th, 1878 in Lausanne.
Died May 23rd, 1947 at 68 years old in Lausanne.
Mikhail Artsybashev
Russian writer and playwright (1878–1927).
Born November 5th, 1878 in Dobroslavivka. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1927 at 48 years old in Warsaw (tuberculosis). [ref]
Felix Bernstein
German jewish mathematician (1878-1956).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Halle (Saale). [ref]
Died December 3rd, 1956 at 78 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Paul Hazard
French historian (1878-1944).
Born August 30th, 1878 in Noordpeene.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 65 years old in Paris.
Julius Arthur Nieuwland
American botanist (1878-1936).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Hansbeke.
Died June 11th, 1936 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..
Robert von Lieben
Austrian physicist (1878-1913).
Born September 5th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died February 20th, 1913 at 34 years old in Vienna.
Nora Cecil
American actress (1878-1951).
Born September 26th, 1878 in London.
Died May 1st, 1951 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Rosa Valetti
German actress, cabaret performer and singer.
Born March 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died December 10th, 1937 at 59 years old in Vienna.
Jack Sharp
Cricket player of england. (1878-1938).
Born February 15th, 1878 in Hereford.
Died January 28th, 1938 at 59 years old in Liverpool.
Leopold Löwenheim
German mathematician.
Born June 26th, 1878 in Krefeld.
Died May 5th, 1957 at 78 years old in Berlin.
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