Famous Birthdays In 1878

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

Jan 01 Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.

Jan 04 In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)

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 On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)

Jan 11 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.

Jan 12 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.

Jan 13 Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of johanna Muller-Hermann, composer

Jan 16 Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer)

Jan 16 Robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)

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

Jan 19 Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. 1934) was born in the year 1878.

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

Jan 21 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator

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

Jan 23 In the year 1878 birth of rutland Boughton, composer

Jan 25 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-born television pioneer (d. 1975) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 26 A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 28 Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) was born in the year 1878.

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil

Jan 30 Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.

Jan 31 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist was born on this day in history.

Feb 01 Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate was born in the year 1878.

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

Feb 02 In the year 1878 birth of alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)

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

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Jan 07 On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)

Jan 09 Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.

Jan 18 On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)

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

Feb 01 George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.

Feb 07 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.

Feb 08 In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83

Feb 17 In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59