Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

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

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of waclaw Gieburowski, composer  

Feb 07 Ossip Gabrilovich, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 21 Fritz Cortolezis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 The Mother, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 22 Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27 In the year 1878 birth of alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)  

Feb 28 Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952) was born in the year 1878.  

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

Mar 01 In the year 1878 birth of gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer  

Mar 02 In the year 1878 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 On this day in history birth of egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951)  

Mar 04 In the year 1878 birth of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian philosopher (d. 1947)  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (d. 1927)  

Mar 10 On this day in history birth of karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)  

Mar 12 In the year 1878 birth of gemma Galgani, Italian saint  

Mar 12 In the year 1878 birth of joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer  

Mar 14 Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1878 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 On this day in history birth of franz Schrecker, composer  

Mar 23 In the year 1878 birth of franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934)  

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 Theodore Samuel Holland, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)  

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Jan 07 François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.  

Jan 09 Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 in the year 1878.  

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

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

Feb 01 On this day in history 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 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.