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In the year 1878
416 Notable birthdays
Sir William Newnham Montague Orpen
Irish artist (1878–1931).
Born November 27th, 1878 in Stillorgan. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1931 at 52 years old in London. [ref]
Harry Emerson Fosdick
American pastor (1878-1969).
Born May 24th, 1878 in Buffalo.
Died October 5th, 1969 at 91 years old in Bronxville.
Magnus von Braun
German jurist and politician (1878-1972).
Born February 7th, 1878 in Bagrationovsk.
Died August 30th, 1972 at 94 years old in Oberaudorf.
Ernest J. King
United states navy admiral, chief of naval operations (1878-1956).
Born November 23rd, 1878 in Lorain. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1956 at 77 years old in Portsmouth (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Barney Oldfield
American racing driver (1878-1946).
Born June 3rd, 1878 in Wauseon.
Died October 4th, 1946 at 68 years old in Beverly Hills.
Ahn Chang-ho
Korean independence activist (1878-1938).
Born November 9th, 1878 in Kangso.
Died March 10th, 1938 at 59 years old in Keijō Imperial University (disease).
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart, 17th Duke of Alba
Spanish noble.
Born October 17th, 1878 in Madrid. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1953 at 74 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Marcel Grossmann
Mathematician (1878-1936).
Born April 9th, 1878 in Budapest.
Died September 7th, 1936 at 58 years old in Zürich (multiple sclerosis).
Frances Glessner Lee
American forensic scientist and "mother of forensic science".
Born March 25th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died January 27th, 1962 at 83 years old
Agner Krarup Erlang
Danish mathematician, statistician and engineer.
Born January 1st, 1878 in Denmark, Lønborg.
Died February 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Copenhagen.
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