Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Jan 01 Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1878.  

Jan 06 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)  

Jan 11 In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)  

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 Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 15 Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer was born in the year 1878.  

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

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

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek)  

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 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 In the year 1878 birth of egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool)  

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

Jan 23 In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)  

Jan 29 In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.  

Feb 01 Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1878.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67  

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 in the year 1878.  

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

Feb 17 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.