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In the year 1878
470 Notable birthdays
Konstantinos Paspatis
Greek tennis player (1878-1903).
Born June 5th, 1878 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1903 at 24 years old in Athens. [ref]
Ernest Joy
Actor (1878-1924).
Born January 20th, 1878 in Iowa.
Died February 12th, 1924 at 46 years old in Los Angeles (peritonitis).
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
Austrian ornithologist (1878-1944).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died February 24th, 1944 at 66 years old in Orselina.
Meredith Colket
American tennis player (1878-1947).
Born November 19th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 1947 at 68 years old in Bryn Mawr.
John Cregan
Athletics competitor (1878–1965).
Born January 29th, 1878 in New York City.
Died December 26th, 1965 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Charles Magnusson
Swedish film producer and screenwriter (1878-1948).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1948 at 69 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Nelly Roussel
French activist (1878–1922).
Born January 5th, 1878 in Paris.
Died December 18th, 1922 at 44 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Augustus Goessling
American swimmer (1878-1963).
Born November 17th, 1878 in St. Louis.
Died August 22nd, 1963 at 84 years old in St. Louis.
Rudolf Swiderski
German chess master.
Born July 28th, 1878 in Leipzig.
Died August 2nd, 1909 at 31 years old in Leipzig.
Jack Egan
American boxer.
Born May 27th, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died March 15th, 1950 at 71 years old in Drexel Hill.
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