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 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 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 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 on this day in history.

Nov 24 On this day in history birth of mark N Tod, English classicist/historian

Nov 25 Georg Kaiser, writer was born in the year 1878.

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948).

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer

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 on this day in history.

Dec 07 On this day in history birth of akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)

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

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

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

Dec 21 In the year 1878 birth of jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956)

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

Dec 25 In the year 1878 birth of louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941)

Dec 25 In the year 1878 birth of w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)

Dec 26 In the year 1878 birth of isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)

Dec 30 William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.

Dec 31 Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966) was born in the year 1878.

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

Feb 08 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.

Feb 17 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.