Famous Personalities Born In 1878

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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer  

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 In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)  

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 in the year 1878.  

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 In the year 1878 birth of victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18 Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1878.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-born television pioneer (d. 1975)  

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

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

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

Jan 30 Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist  

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

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944)  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

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