Page 6: Famous Personalities Born 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 In the year 1878 birth of gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice  

Nov 23 Andre Caplet, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 23 In the year 1878 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 In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 28 Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 01 On this day in history 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 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 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 Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972) was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 25 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1878 birth of elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966)  

Dec 31 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67  

Feb 01 George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 On this day in history 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 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.