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In the year 1878
459 Notable birthdays
Charles Joughin
Titanic survivor.
Born August 3rd, 1878 in Birkenhead.
Died December 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Paterson (pneumonia).
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]
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.
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate (1878-1929).
Born May 10th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Mirra Alfassa
Spiritual guru and collaborator of sri aurobindo.
Born February 21st, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1973 at 95 years old in Pondicherry.
Werner von Blomberg
German field marshal (1878-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Stargard. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1946 at 67 years old in Nuremberg (cancer).
Louis Chevrolet
Swiss motor company founder and racecar driver (1878-1941).
Born December 25th, 1878 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Died June 6th, 1941 at 62 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction).
Gemma Galgani
Italian saint (1878-1903).
Born March 12th, 1878 in Capannori.
Died April 11th, 1903 at 25 years old in Lucca (tuberculosis).
James Colosimo
American mobster (1878-1920).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Colosimi.
Died May 11th, 1920 at 42 years old in Chicago.
Iwane Matsui
Japanese general (1878-1948).
Born July 27th, 1878 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
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Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years. Ausonius