Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Nov 14 In the year 1878 birth of leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957)  

Nov 15 Bela Reinitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 17 In the year 1878 birth of grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)  

Nov 21 On this day in history birth of gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice  

Nov 23 Andre Caplet, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 23 On this day in history birth of ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WW II)  

Nov 23 On this day in history birth of holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904)  

Nov 24 On this day in history birth of mark N Tod, English classicist/historian  

Nov 25 Georg Kaiser, writer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 27 Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 27 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 28 Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 01 In the year 1878 birth of arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)  

Dec 05 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 07 In the year 1878 birth of akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)  

Dec 10 In the year 1878 birth of rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972)  

Dec 15 Hans Carossa, writer was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 19 Anton Lajovic, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 21 In the year 1878 birth of jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956)  

Dec 23 Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972) was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 25 In the year 1878 birth of louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941)  

Dec 25 On this day in history birth of w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)  

Dec 26 On this day in history birth of isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)  

Dec 30 On this day in history birth of william Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)  

Dec 31 Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966) was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 31 Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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 In the year 1878 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 In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59