Famous People Born In 1878
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Discover the most famous people born in 1878. The list includes people like Joseph Stalin, Pancho Villa, Upton Sinclair, Lise Meitner, Jack Johnson (Boxer) and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, soldiers, novelists and historians born in 1878. This list includes people from United States, Germany, Japan & Austria and many more countries.
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Joseph Stalin(Soviet Political Leader & Dictator Who Led the Soviet Union from 1922 Until His Death in 1953)
Birthdate: 18th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gori, Georgia
Died: March 5, 1953
Birthdate: 5th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: La Coyotada, Mexico
Died: July 20, 1923
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, United States
Died: June 10, 1946
Birthdate: 19th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Baler, Philippines
Died: August 1, 1944
Birthdate: 15th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Alasht, Iran
Died: July 26, 1944
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Lionel Barrymore(Actor & Director Best Known for His Role as ‘Mr. Potter’ in the Film ‘It's a Wonderful Life’)
Birthdate: 28th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Died: November 15, 1954
Birthdate: 20th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: November 25, 1968
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George M. Cohan(Entertainer, Playwright and Composer Who is Considered to be ‘The Father of American Musical Comedy’)
Birthdate: 3rd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: November 5, 1942
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Lise Meitner(Austrian-Swedish Physicist Who Discovered the Element Protactinium)
Birthdate: 7th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: October 27, 1968
Birthdate: 25th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Died: November 25, 1949
Birthdate: 9th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Travelers Rest, South Carolina, United States
Died: September 25, 1958
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Galesburg, Illinois, United States
Died: July 22, 1967
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Louis Chevrolet(Race Car Driver and Co-Founder of the ‘Chevrolet Motor Car Company’ and ‘Frontenac Motor Corporation’)
Birthdate: 25th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Died: June 6, 1941
Birthdate: 16th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: September 21, 1947
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Died: October 18, 1966
Birthdate: 4th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tsentralny District, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: June 13, 1918
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thorapalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: December 25, 1972
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Martin Buber(Religious Philosopher Known for His Philosophy of Dialogue)
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: June 13, 1965
Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: August 7, 1942
Birthdate: 22nd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Amritsar
Died: May 22, 1963
Birthdate: 3rd August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Birkenhead, England
Died: December 9, 1956
Birthdate: 9th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cebu City, Philippines
Died: October 19, 1961
Birthdate: 10th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Berlin
Died: October 3, 1929
Birthdate: 23rd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lorain, Ohio, United States
Died: June 25, 1956
Birthdate: 24th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Oakland, California, United States
Died: January 2, 1972
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Glenn Curtiss(American Aviation and Motorcycling Pioneer & Founder of the U.S. Aircraft Industry)
Birthdate: 21st May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hammondsport, New York, United States
Died: July 23, 1930
Birthdate: 1st March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Manila, Philippines
Died: September 13, 1907
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ledbury, United Kingdom
Died: May 12, 1967
Birthdate: 9th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Enniscorthy, Ireland
Died: October 31, 1976
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André Citroën(Industrialist and the founder of French automaker Citroën)
Birthdate: 5th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 3, 1935
Birthdate: 1st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Schloss Rosenau, Coburg, Rödental, Germany
Died: April 16, 1942
Birthdate: 15th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Barcelonnette
Died: September 21, 1966
Birthdate: 22nd September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Died: October 20, 1967
Birthdate: 26th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: January 8, 1944
Birthdate: 31st December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Salto, Uruguay
Died: February 19, 1937
Birthdate: 8th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mendham, Suffolk
Died: July 17, 1959
Birthdate: 15th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Died: December 25, 1956
Birthdate: 29th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Silesia Province
Died: July 31, 1966
Birthdate: 2nd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Colne, Lancashire, England
Died: April 15, 1912
Birthdate: 26th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: June 21, 1932
Birthdate: 10th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Guatemala City
Died: June 14, 1946
Birthdate: 7th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Reichenau an der Rax, Austria
Died: March 13, 1960
Birthdate: 18th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: May 18, 1949
Birthdate: 3rd March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Lambeth, Surrey, England
Died: April 9, 1917
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Ferenc Molnár( Hungary’s Most Celebrated and Controversial Novelist and Playwright Known for His Novel 'The Paul Street Boys')
Birthdate: 12th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: April 1, 1952
Birthdate: 29th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Walnut, Illinois
Died: December 29, 1937
Birthdate: 2nd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guebwiller, France
Died: May 9, 1936
Birthdate: 24th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: October 5, 1969
Birthdate: 1st February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: November 12, 1955
Birthdate: 23rd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bailieborough, Ireland
Died: April 26, 1916