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In the year 1878

469 Notable birthdays

Siegfried Haenicke

German general and knight's cross recipient (1878-1946).

Born September 8th, 1878 in Konstanz.

Died February 19th, 1946 at 67 years old in NKVD Special Camp No. 1.

Ivar Arosenius

Swedish artist (1878-1909).

Born October 8th, 1878 in Göteborgs Kristine församling.

Died January 2nd, 1909 at 30 years old (hemophilia). [ref]

Leonid Nikolayev

Russian musician.

Born August 13th, 1878 in Kyiv.

Died October 11th, 1942 at 64 years old in Tashkent (typhoid fever).

Willem Hesselink

Dutch footballer (1878–1973).

Born February 8th, 1878 in Arnhem.

Died December 15th, 1973 at 95 years old in Bennekom.

Torahiko Terada

Japanese physicist (1878–1935).

Born December 28th, 1878 in Kōjimachi-ku.

Died December 31st, 1935 at 57 years old in Hongō-ku (bone metastasis).

Stanisław Brzozowski

Polish writer.

Born June 28th, 1878 in Maziarnia, Chełm County. [ref]

Died May 30th, 1911 at 32 years old in Florence. [ref]

Vicente Mejía Colindres

President of honduras (1878-1966).

Born April 6th, 1878 in Intibucá Department.

Died August 24th, 1966 at 88 years old in Tegucigalpa.

Gregori Chmara

Actor.

Born July 29th, 1878 in Poltava.

Died February 3rd, 1970 at 91 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Muriel Robb

English tennis player.

Born May 13th, 1878 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Died February 12th, 1907 at 28 years old in Newcastle upon Tyne (lymphoma).

Sakuzō Yoshino

Japanese academic (1878-1933).

Born January 29th, 1878 in Furukawa.

Died March 18th, 1933 at 55 years old in Zushi.

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