Famous Birthdays In 1878

Nov 14 Leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.

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

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 Andre Caplet, composer was born on this day in history.

Nov 23 In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.

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

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 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer was born on this day in history.

Dec 07 On this day in history birth of akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)

Dec 10 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956)

Dec 23 On this day in history birth of stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972)

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 William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.

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

Dec 31 In the year 1878 birth of horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)

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Jan 07 François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.

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 On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67

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 On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59