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 on this day in history.

Nov 17 Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) was born in the year 1878.

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

Nov 23 In the year 1878 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 On this day in history birth of holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904)

Nov 24 Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian was born in the year 1878.

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 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 In the year 1878 birth of arrigo Pedrollo, composer

Dec 07 Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) was born in the year 1878.

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 on this day in history.

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

Dec 21 Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956) was born in the year 1878.

Dec 23 Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.

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

Dec 25 W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) was born on this day in history.

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

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

Dec 31 Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.

Dec 31 Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro) was born on this day in history.

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Jan 07 In the year 1878 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 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.

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 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.

Feb 08 In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83

Feb 17 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.