Famous Birthdays In 1878

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)

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

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)

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 on this day in history.

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

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967)

Jan 14 In the year 1878 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 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 in the year 1878.

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 On this day in history birth of finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)

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

Jan 23 In the year 1878 birth of oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)

Jan 23 Rutland Boughton, composer was born in the year 1878.

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

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 on this day in history.

Feb 01 In the year 1878 birth of hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate

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

Feb 02 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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Jan 07 François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.

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 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 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