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In the year 1878
428 Notable birthdays
Wallace Hartley
Band leader on the rms titanic.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 33 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Edward Thomas
British poet and journalist.
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Lambeth. [ref]
Died April 9th, 1917 at 39 years old in Arras. [ref]
Augustus John
Welsh painter (1878-1961).
Born January 4th, 1878 in Tenby. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1961 at 83 years old in Fordingbridge. [ref]
Frank Gotch
American professional wrestler.
Born April 27th, 1878 in Humboldt.
Died December 16th, 1917 at 39 years old in Humboldt.
Petr Uspensky
Russian esotericist.
Born March 4th, 1878 in Moscow.
Died October 2nd, 1947 at 69 years old in Surrey.
Eileen Gray
Irish architect and designer (1878-1976).
Born August 9th, 1878 in Enniscorthy. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1976 at 98 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Anna Held
French-american stage performer (1872–1918).
Born September 19th, 1878 in Warsaw.
Died August 12th, 1918 at 39 years old in New York City (multiple myeloma).
Maulana Mohammad Ali
Indian muslim leader, activist, scholar, journalist and poet.
Born December 10th, 1878 in Rampur. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1931 at 52 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
William Delbert Gann
American businessman.
Born June 6th, 1878 in Lufkin.
Died June 18th, 1955 at 77 years old in Miami.
Pamela Colman Smith
British occultist, artist and illustrator (1878–1951).
Born February 16th, 1878 in Pimlico. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1951 at 73 years old in Bude. [ref]
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