Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Nov 14 Leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957) was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 15 In the year 1878 birth of bela Reinitz, composer  

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

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

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of georg Kaiser, writer  

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

Nov 27 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer was born in the year 1878.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 19 In the year 1878 birth of anton Lajovic, composer  

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 Louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941) was born in the year 1878.  

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 in the year 1878.  

Dec 30 In the year 1878 birth of william Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)  

Dec 31 On this day in history 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 In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)  

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

Jan 18 In the year 1878 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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 On this day in history 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