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In the year 1878
459 Notable birthdays
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan playwright, poet, and short story writer (1878–1937).
Born December 31st, 1878 in Salto.
Died February 19th, 1937 at 58 years old in Buenos Aires (cyanide poisoning).
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.
Marshall Taylor
American racing cyclist (1878-1932).
Born November 26th, 1878 in Indianapolis.
Died June 21st, 1932 at 53 years old in Chicago.
Taylor Holmes
American actor (1878-1959).
Born May 16th, 1878 in Newark.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 81 years old in Hollywood.
Milan Nedić
Serbian general and politician (1878-1946).
Born September 2nd, 1878 in Grocka. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1946 at 67 years old in Belgrade (falling).
Kōki Hirota
Japanese politician executed (1878-1948).
Born February 14th, 1878 in Fukuoka.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 70 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Miller Huggins
American baseball player.
Born March 27th, 1878 in Cincinnati.
Died September 25th, 1929 at 51 years old in New York City (sepsis).
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 (gunshot wound).
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
German general (1878–1943).
Born September 26th, 1878 in Hinrichshagen.
Died April 24th, 1943 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Anna Demidova
Maid of tsarina alexandra of russia. (1878–1918).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Cherepovets.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 40 years old in Yekaterinburg (gunshot wound).
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