Famous People Who Died In 1878
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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1878. This list includes people like Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, William M. Tweed, Claude Bernard, William Cullen Bryant, Joseph Henry and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, poets, spiritual & religious leaders and emperors & kings who died in 1878. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: April 14, 1788
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: September 24
Birthdate: April 25, 1843
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: London, England
Died: December 14
Birthdate: November 3, 1794
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cummington, Massachusetts
Died: June 12
Birthdate: July 12, 1813
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Saint-Julien, France
Died: February 10
Birthdate: April 3, 1823
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: April 12
Birthdate: September 2, 1812
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Keir, Dumfries and Galloway
Died: January 23
Birthdate: December 12, 1805
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thetford, Vermont, United States
Died: December 10
Birthdate: December 17, 1797
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Albany, New York, United States
Died: May 13
Birthdate: August 18, 1792
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mayfair, Middlesex, England
Died: May 28
Birthdate: January 10, 1801
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Krefeld, Germany
Died: January 10
Birthdate: July 8, 1808
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amarapura, Myanmar
Died: October 1
Birthdate: July 1, 1802
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glastonbury, Connecticut, United States
Died: February 11
Birthdate: October 27, 1800
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
Died: March 2
Birthdate: May 13, 1792
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Senigallia, Italy
Died: February 7
Birthdate: April 18, 1817
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England
Died: November 30
Birthdate: September 6, 1800
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: East Hampton, New York, United States
Died: May 12
17
Crawford Long(American Surgeon and Pharmacist Best Known for His First Use of Inhaled 'Sulfuric Ether' as an Anesthetic)
Birthdate: November 1, 1815
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Danielsville, Georgia, United States
Died: June 16
Birthdate: September 27, 1792
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: February 1
Birthdate: July 13, 1811
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Parsonage, Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: March 27
Birthdate: 1788 AD
Birthplace: Fuwayrit, Qatar
Died: December 18
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Nikolay Nekrasov(Poet who Introduced Ternary Meters and the Technique of Dramatic Monologue into Russian Poetry)
Birthdate: December 10, 1821
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nemyriv, Ukraine
Died: January 8
Birthdate: August 6, 1827
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Died: September 12
Birthdate: May 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: November 16
Birthdate: November 25, 1814
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Heilbronn
Died: March 20
Birthdate: July 12, 1812
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Shaki, Azerbaijan
Died: March 9
Birthdate: January 19, 1803
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died: June 27
Birthdate: October 4, 1804
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Washington County, New York, United States
Died: February 25
Birthdate: June 24, 1795
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Died: January 26
Birthdate: January 11, 1825
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 19
Birthdate: March 14, 1820
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Italy
Died: January 9
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Angelo Secchi(Italian Jesuit Priest and Astrophysicist, Who Made the First Survey of the Spectra of Stars)
Birthdate: June 28, 1818
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Died: February 26
32
Sam Bass(American Train Robber and Outlaw Gang Leader)
Birthdate: July 21, 1851
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mitchell, Indiana, United States
Died: July 21
Birthdate: May 27, 1819
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: June 12
34
Henri Victor Regnault(French Chemist and Physicist Best Known for His Careful Measurements of the Thermal Properties of Gases)
Birthdate: July 21, 1810
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Aix-la-Chapelle, France
Died: January 19
Birthdate: December 1, 1811
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Died: March 11
Birthdate: February 13, 1804
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Devonport, Plymouth, England
Died: November 6
Birthdate: March 17, 1811
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: December 16
Birthdate: December 17, 1802
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: March 8
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Thomas Babington Macaulay(Was a priest and educator, first princiFormer Paymaster General of the United Kingdompal and founder of CMS Grammar School, Lagos)
Birthdate: January 17, 1826
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kissy, Sierra Leone
Died: January 17
Birthplace: Egypt
Died: 1878 AD
Birthdate: October 1, 1804
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: January 10
Birthdate: February 12, 1831
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Templemore, Ireland
Died: May 1
Birthdate: March 6, 1791
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 25
Birthdate: September 26, 1830
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Satsuma Province
Died: May 14
Birthdate: March 17, 1799
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Rudolstadt, Germany
Died: April 24
Birthdate: February 16, 1803
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Died: October 31
Birthdate: February 15, 1817
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: February 19
Birthdate: March 1, 1815
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 20
Birthdate: April 14, 1796
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: June 12
Birthdate: April 3, 1832
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Monmouthshire, Wales
Died: November 20