Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Jun 15 Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 17 Albert Thomas, French socialist politician was born on this day in history.  

Jun 19 On this day in history birth of james M Kilroe, priest of St Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx  

Jun 25 On this day in history birth of jean Gallon, composer  

Jun 26 On this day in history birth of albert Siklos, composer  

Jun 26 Ernest Torrence, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame) was born in the year 1878.  

Jun 27 Jean F Van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 03 On this day in history birth of george M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)  

Jul 05 Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 06 In the year 1878 birth of eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926)  

Jul 08 In the year 1878 birth of jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945)  

Jul 15 In the year 1878 birth of willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist  

Jul 17 Henri Zagwijn, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 19 In the year 1878 birth of robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato)  

Jul 22 In the year 1878 birth of lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther)  

Jul 24 In the year 1878 birth of lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods)  

Jul 27 In the year 1878 birth of jean F van Royen, Dutch German secretary (PTT)  

Jul 27 On this day in history birth of th to de Weeme, painter  

Jul 29 Don Marquis, American author (d. 1937) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 29 In the year 1878 birth of don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel)  

Aug 02 On this day in history birth of aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)  

Aug 02 In the year 1878 birth of princess Ingeborg, of Sweden  

Aug 03 Constantino Gaito, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 10 Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 13 On this day in history birth of leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer  

Aug 13 On this day in history birth of salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist  

Aug 14 Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else) was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 15 Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 17 Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 18 Fritz Brun, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 19 In the year 1878 birth of manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)  

Aug 27 Joseph John Richards, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 28 George Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934) was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 30 In the year 1878 birth of paul Hazard, French literature historian  

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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 On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)  

Jan 19 Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.  

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

Feb 07 On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85  

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