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In the year 1878
416 Notable birthdays
Harry Carey
American actor.
Born January 16th, 1878 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1947 at 69 years old in Brentwood (lung cancer). [ref]
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.
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.
Charles Joughin
Titanic survivor.
Born August 3rd, 1878 in Birkenhead.
Died December 9th, 1956 at 78 years old in Paterson (pneumonia).
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).
Margaret Abbott
Amateur golfer.
Born June 15th, 1878 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1955 at 76 years old in Greenwich. [ref]
Vallathol Narayana Menon
Indian poet (1878-1958).
Born October 16th, 1878 in Malappuram.
Died March 13th, 1958 at 79 years old in Kerala.
Gemma Galgani
Italian saint (1878-1903).
Born March 12th, 1878 in Capannori.
Died April 11th, 1903 at 25 years old in Lucca (tuberculosis).
John Masefield
English poet and writer.
Born June 1st, 1878 in Herefordshire. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1967 at 88 years old in Abingdon-on-Thames. [ref]
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle