{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1878

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

Feb 06 Waclaw Gieburowski, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 07 In the year 1878 birth of ossip Gabrilovich, composer  

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 In the year 1878 birth of fritz Cortolezis, composer  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of the Mother, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)  

Feb 22 In the year 1878 birth of walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909)  

Feb 23 In the year 1878 birth of kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. 1935)  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 01 In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951)  

Mar 04 In the year 1878 birth of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian philosopher (d. 1947)  

Mar 07 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer  

Mar 14 Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 15 Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1878 birth of reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], shah of Iran  

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer  

Mar 22 On this day in history birth of michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919)  

Mar 23 Franz Schrecker, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 23 Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.  

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 Theodore Samuel Holland, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 31 On this day in history birth of jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)  

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Jan 07 On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)  

Jan 09 In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57  

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

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 On this day in history 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.