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In the year 1878
469 Notable birthdays
Peder Kolstad
19th prime minister of norway (1878–1932).
Born November 28th, 1878 in Borge Municipality.
Died March 5th, 1932 at 53 years old in Oslo.
Antoni Ponikowski
Polish politician (1878-1949).
Born May 29th, 1878 in Siedlce.
Died December 27th, 1949 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Leopold Jessner
German film producer (1878–1945).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Königsberg.
Died December 13th, 1945 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
Paul Frankl
German art historian (1878–1962).
Born January 2nd, 1878 in Prague.
Died April 22nd, 1962 at 84 years old in Princeton.
Walter Kollo
German composer (1878–1940).
Born January 28th, 1878 in Nidzica.
Died September 30th, 1940 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Vladimir Shchuko
Russian architect (1878-1939).
Born July 17th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died January 17th, 1939 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Blas Cabrera Felipe
Spanish physicist (1878-1945).
Born May 20th, 1878 in Arrecife. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1945 at 67 years old in Mexico City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ethel Wales
Actress (1878-1952).
Born April 4th, 1878 in Passaic.
Died February 15th, 1952 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Stefan I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian priest (1878-1957).
Born September 19th, 1878 in Shiroka laka (village).
Died May 14th, 1957 at 78 years old in Banya.
Truxtun Hare
American football player, track and field athlete (1878-1956).
Born October 12th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died February 2nd, 1956 at 77 years old in Radnor.
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