Famous Birthdays In 1878

Jan 01 Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 01 In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer

Jan 04 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.

Jan 06 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 06 Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.

Jan 11 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)

Jan 13 Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer

Jan 15 Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)

Jan 16 Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer) was born on this day in history.

Jan 16 Robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek) was born on this day in history.

Jan 17 Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 18 In the year 1878 birth of hendrik Baels, Belgian politician

Jan 19 In the year 1878 birth of herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. 1934)

Jan 20 Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers) was born on this day in history.

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)

Jan 22 Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) was born on this day in history.

Jan 22 Francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator was born on this day in history.

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)

Jan 23 Rutland Boughton, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 25 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-born television pioneer (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.

Jan 26 A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) was born on this day in history.

Jan 28 In the year 1878 birth of walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)

Jan 29 Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil was born on this day in history.

Jan 30 In the year 1878 birth of anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940)

Jan 31 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist was born in the year 1878.

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate

Feb 01 Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944) was born in the year 1878.

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)

Feb 02 Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) was born on this day in history.

Feb 03 Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) was born in the year 1878.

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Jan 07 In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)

Jan 09 In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57

Jan 18 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.

Jan 19 Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.

Feb 01 On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85

Feb 07 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.

Feb 08 On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83

Feb 17 On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59