Page 5: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Aug 31 Albert Riemenschneider, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 31 In the year 1878 birth of frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)  

Sep 01 Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 02 In the year 1878 birth of werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr  

Sep 09 On this day in history birth of adelaide Crapsey, American poet (d. 1914)  

Sep 09 In the year 1878 birth of sergio Osmeña, 4th President of the Philippines (d. 1961)  

Sep 16 On this day in history birth of karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes)  

Sep 17 Vincenzo Tommasini, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 20 In the year 1878 birth of upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle)  

Sep 22 On this day in history birth of shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)  

Sep 24 C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947) was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 01 Othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie) was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 02 Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist was born on this day in history.  

Oct 05 Louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 09 In the year 1878 birth of robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure)  

Oct 12 On this day in history birth of karl Buresch, Austria politician  

Oct 13 Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1952) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 15 On this day in history birth of paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940)  

Oct 16 Carlos Pedrell, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 16 Maxey Long, American athlete (d. 1959) was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 17 On this day in history birth of andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai  

Oct 17 Henri Mulet, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 18 James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 24 Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 25 Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 29 In the year 1878 birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)  

Nov 01 In the year 1878 birth of carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)  

Nov 01 Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06 Ernest Irving, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 07 Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 08 On this day in history birth of marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899)  

Nov 13 John C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 13 In the year 1878 birth of max Dehn, German mathematician (d. 1952)  

Nov 14 Julie Manet, French painter, daughter of Berthe Morisot (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1878.  

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