Page 6: Famous Personalities Born In 1878
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Nov 14 In the year 1878 birth of leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957)
Nov 15 Bela Reinitz, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Nov 27 Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948) was born on this day in history.
Nov 27 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer was born on this day in history.
Nov 28 Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) was born on this day in history.
Dec 01 In the year 1878 birth of arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)
Dec 05 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer was born in the year 1878.
Dec 07 In the year 1878 birth of akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)
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 Hans Carossa, writer was born in the year 1878.
Dec 19 Anton Lajovic, composer was born in the year 1878.
Dec 21 In the year 1878 birth of jan Åukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956)
Dec 23 Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972) was born in the year 1878.
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 On this day in history birth of william Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)
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.