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 in the year 1878.

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 in the year 1878.

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 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 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 In the year 1878 birth of jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)

Dec 01 In the year 1878 birth of arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)

Dec 05 On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.

Dec 19 Anton Lajovic, composer was born in the year 1878.

Dec 21 Jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.

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

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

Jan 18 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.

Jan 19 Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.