Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Jan 01 In the year 1878 birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)  

Jan 01 Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)  

Jan 04 Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)  

Jan 12 In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)  

Jan 13 Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 14 Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 16 In the year 1878 birth of harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer)  

Jan 16 Robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of hendrik Baels, Belgian politician  

Jan 19 Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. 1934) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 20 In the year 1878 birth of finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)  

Jan 21 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 23 Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23 In the year 1878 birth of rutland Boughton, composer  

Jan 25 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-born television pioneer (d. 1975) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 26 A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28 Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 29 Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 31 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate  

Feb 01 In the year 1878 birth of milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944)  

Feb 02 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 02 Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 03 In the year 1878 birth of joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)  

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Jan 07 On this day in history 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 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 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.