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In the year 1878

459 Notable birthdays

Arthur Cecil Pigou

British economist.

Born November 18th, 1878 in Ryde.

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

Boris Kustodiev

Russian painter and stage designer (1878-1927).

Born March 7th, 1878 in Astrakhan. [ref]

Died May 28th, 1927 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis). [ref]

André Citroën

French businessman (1878-1935).

Born February 5th, 1878 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1935 at 57 years old in Paris (stomach cancer). [ref]

Alfred Döblin

German expressionist novelist.

Born August 10th, 1878 in Szczecin. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1957 at 78 years old in Emmendingen. [ref]

James Truslow Adams

American writer and historian (1878–1949).

Born October 18th, 1878 in Brooklyn, Southport.

Died May 18th, 1949 at 70 years old in Westport.

Stamen Grigorov

Bulgarian physician and microbiologist (1878-1945).

Born October 27th, 1878 in Studen izvor.

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

Evan Roberts

British minister.

Born June 8th, 1878 in Wales.

Died September 29th, 1951 at 73 years old in Cardiff.

Jorge Ubico

President of guatemala (1878-1946).

Born November 10th, 1878 in Guatemala City.

Died June 14th, 1946 at 67 years old in New Orleans (lung cancer).

Arthur Scherbius

German cryptographer (1878–1929).

Born October 30th, 1878 in Frankfurt.

Died May 13th, 1929 at 50 years old in Berlin (traffic collision).

Donald Meek

British actor (1878-1946).

Born July 14th, 1878 in Glasgow.

Died November 18th, 1946 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

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