Famous Birthdays In 1878

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

Nov 15 Bela Reinitz, composer was born in the year 1878.

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 Ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WW II) was born in the year 1878.

Nov 23 Holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904) was born in the year 1878.

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 in the year 1878.

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer

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

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 On this day in history birth of akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)

Dec 10 Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) was born on this day in history.

Dec 15 On this day in history birth of hans Carossa, writer

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

Dec 21 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941)

Dec 25 W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) was born in the year 1878.

Dec 26 Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) was born on this day in history.

Dec 30 William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943) was born in the year 1878.

Dec 31 In the year 1878 birth of elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966)

Dec 31 On this day in history birth of horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)

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

Jan 09 Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.

Jan 18 On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)

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 in the year 1878.

Feb 07 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.

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 in the year 1878.