Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Feb 05 André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 06 Waclaw Gieburowski, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 07 In the year 1878 birth of ossip Gabrilovich, composer  

Feb 08 On this day in history birth of martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)  

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl)  

Feb 21 In the year 1878 birth of fritz Cortolezis, composer  

Feb 21 In the year 1878 birth of the Mother, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909)  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. 1935)  

Feb 27 On this day in history birth of alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)  

Feb 28 In the year 1878 birth of artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952)  

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz  

Mar 02 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 04 In the year 1878 birth of egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951)  

Mar 04 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian philosopher (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 In the year 1878 birth of boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (d. 1927)  

Mar 10 Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of gemma Galgani, Italian saint  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer  

Mar 14 Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 15 In the year 1878 birth of hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)  

Mar 16 In the year 1878 birth of clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi  

Mar 16 Henry B Walthall, Shelby City AL, actor (Birth of a Nation, Klondike) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 16 On this day in history birth of reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], shah of Iran  

Mar 21 In the year 1878 birth of thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer  

Mar 22 In the year 1878 birth of michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919)  

Mar 23 Franz Schrecker, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 23 Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 24 On this day in history birth of top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer  

Mar 25 On this day in history birth of henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42)  

Mar 25 In the year 1878 birth of theodore Samuel Holland, composer  

Mar 31 Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) 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 Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19 In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67  

Feb 01 George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.  

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

Feb 08 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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