Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Feb 05 On this day in history birth of andré Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935)  

Feb 06 In the year 1878 birth of waclaw Gieburowski, composer  

Feb 07 Ossip Gabrilovich, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 08 In the year 1878 birth of martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)  

Feb 16 Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of fritz Cortolezis, composer  

Feb 21 The Mother, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 23 Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 28 Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz  

Mar 02 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 04 Egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian philosopher (d. 1947)  

Mar 07 In the year 1878 birth of boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (d. 1927)  

Mar 10 Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Gemma Galgani, Italian saint was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 In the year 1878 birth of joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)  

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)  

Mar 16 Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi was born on this day in history.  

Mar 16 On this day in history birth of henry B Walthall, Shelby City AL, actor (Birth of a Nation, Klondike)  

Mar 16 Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], shah of Iran was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 21 Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 22 In the year 1878 birth of michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919)  

Mar 23 In the year 1878 birth of franz Schrecker, composer  

Mar 23 In the year 1878 birth of franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934)  

Mar 24 Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 25 In the year 1878 birth of henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42)  

Mar 25 On this day in history birth of theodore Samuel Holland, composer  

Mar 31 Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) was born in the year 1878.  

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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 On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)  

Jan 19 In the year 1878 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 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.  

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

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