Famous Birthdays In 1878

Nov 14 On this day in history birth of leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957)

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 on this day in history.

Nov 21 On this day in history birth of gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice

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 Holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904) was born on this day in history.

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

Nov 25 In the year 1878 birth of georg Kaiser, writer

Nov 27 Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948) was born in the year 1878.

Nov 27 In the year 1878 birth of mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer

Nov 28 Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) was born on this day in history.

Dec 01 Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) was born on this day in history.

Dec 05 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer was born on this day in history.

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

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 On this day in history birth of hans Carossa, writer

Dec 19 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Dec 25 On this day in history 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 Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) was born on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

Jan 18 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.

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

Feb 08 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.

Feb 17 In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59