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 On this day in history birth of grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)

Nov 21 Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice was born on this day in history.

Nov 23 On this day in history birth of andre Caplet, composer

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

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

Nov 24 Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian was born on this day in history.

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

Nov 28 On this day in history birth of jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)

Dec 01 Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) was born in the year 1878.

Dec 05 On this day in history birth of arrigo Pedrollo, composer

Dec 07 Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) was born on this day in history.

Dec 10 Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) was born in the year 1878.

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

Dec 19 Anton Lajovic, composer was born on this day in history.

Dec 21 Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.

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

Dec 25 Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.

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

Dec 26 Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) was born in the year 1878.

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

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

Dec 31 Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro) was born in the year 1878.

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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 In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67

Feb 01 In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85

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

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