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 James M Kilroe, priest of St Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx was born in the year 1878.  

Jun 25 In the year 1878 birth of jean Gallon, composer  

Jun 26 Albert Siklos, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 26 Ernest Torrence, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame) was born on this day in history.  

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 Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 08 Jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 15 Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist was born on this day in history.  

Jul 17 On this day in history birth of henri Zagwijn, composer  

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

Jul 22 Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 24 On this day in history birth of lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods)  

Jul 27 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel)  

Aug 02 Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 02 Princess Ingeborg, of Sweden was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 03 In the year 1878 birth of constantino Gaito, composer  

Aug 10 On this day in history birth of alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957)  

Aug 13 In the year 1878 birth of leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer  

Aug 13 Salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist was born on this day in history.  

Aug 14 On this day in history birth of harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)  

Aug 15 In the year 1878 birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)  

Aug 17 On this day in history birth of reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)  

Aug 18 Fritz Brun, composer was born in the year 1878.  

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 in the year 1878.  

Aug 28 In the year 1878 birth of george Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18 In the year 1878 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 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 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 on this day in history.