Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Jun 15 In the year 1878 birth of eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion)  

Jun 17 In the year 1878 birth of albert Thomas, French socialist politician  

Jun 19 James M Kilroe, priest of St Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx was born on this day in history.  

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

Jun 26 Albert Siklos, composer was born in the year 1878.  

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

Jun 27 In the year 1878 birth of jean F Van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT  

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

Jul 05 In the year 1878 birth of joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer  

Jul 06 Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1878.  

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

Jul 19 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1878 birth of th to de Weeme, painter  

Jul 29 Don Marquis, American author (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 29 Don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel) was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 02 In the year 1878 birth of aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)  

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

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 In the year 1878 birth of salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist  

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

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)  

Aug 17 In the year 1878 birth of reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)  

Aug 18 On this day in history birth of fritz Brun, composer  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)  

Aug 27 On this day in history birth of joseph John Richards, composer  

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

Aug 30 Paul Hazard, French literature historian was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 07 On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)  

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 in the year 1878.  

Feb 01 George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.  

Feb 17 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.