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In the year 1878

416 Notable birthdays

Herbert Henry Lehman

American politician (1878–1963).

Born March 28th, 1878 in Manhattan.

Died December 5th, 1963 at 85 years old in New York City.

Horacio Quiroga

Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer.

Born December 31st, 1878 in Salto. [ref]

Died February 19th, 1937 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires (cyanide poisoning). [ref]

Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland

Danish and swedish royal.

Born August 2nd, 1878 in Charlottenlund Palace. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1958 at 79 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Clemens August von Galen

German count, bishop of münster, and cardinal, important figure in catholic resistance to nazism.

Born March 16th, 1878 in Dinklage. [ref]

Died March 22nd, 1946 at 68 years old in Münster (peritonitis). [ref]

Stamen Grigorov

Bulgarian physician and microbiologist (1878-1945).

Born October 27th, 1878 in Studen Izvor. [ref]

Died October 27th, 1945 at 67 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Joseph M. Schenck

Film studio executive (1878-1961).

Born December 25th, 1878 in Rybinsk.

Died October 22nd, 1961 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Thomas MacDonagh

Irish nationalist, poet, playwright and revolutionary (1878-1916).

Born February 1st, 1878 in Cloughjordan.

Died May 3rd, 1916 at 38 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (ballistic trauma).

J. F. C. Fuller

British army general (1878-1966).

Born September 1st, 1878 in Chichester.

Died February 10th, 1966 at 87 years old in Falmouth.

Alexander von Falkenhausen

German general (1878-1966).

Born October 29th, 1878 in Kwiatków, Opole Voivodeship.

Died July 31st, 1966 at 87 years old in Nassau.

Arthur Cecil Pigou

British economist.

Born November 18th, 1878 in Ryde.

Died March 7th, 1959 at 80 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

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