Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1878
Saturday, 30 August 2025
Nov 14 Leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.
Nov 15 On this day in history birth of bela Reinitz, composer
Nov 17 Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) was born on this day in history.
Nov 21 Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice was born on this day in history.
Nov 23 In the year 1878 birth of andre Caplet, composer
Nov 23 Ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WW II) was born on this day in history.
Nov 23 In the year 1878 birth of holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904)
Nov 24 Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian was born in the year 1878.
Nov 25 In the year 1878 birth of georg Kaiser, writer
Nov 27 In the year 1878 birth of jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948).
Nov 27 On this day in history birth of mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer
Nov 28 Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) was born in the year 1878.
Dec 01 On this day in history birth of arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)
Dec 05 In the year 1878 birth of arrigo Pedrollo, composer
Dec 07 Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) was born on this day in history.
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 In the year 1878 birth of hans Carossa, writer
Dec 19 Anton Lajovic, composer was born in the year 1878.
Dec 21 Jan Åukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.
Dec 23 Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.
Dec 25 Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.
Dec 25 W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) was born on this day in history.
Dec 26 On this day in history birth of isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)
Dec 30 William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.
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.