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

Jun 15 Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 17 On this day in history birth of albert Thomas, French socialist politician  

Jun 19 James M Kilroe, priest of St Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx was born in the year 1878.  

Jun 25 On this day in history birth of jean Gallon, composer  

Jun 26 Albert Siklos, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 26 Ernest Torrence, Edinburgh Scotland, actor (Hunchback of Notre Dame) was born in the year 1878.  

Jun 27 Jean F Van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT was born on this day in history.  

Jul 03 George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 05 In the year 1878 birth of joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer  

Jul 06 Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 08 Jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 15 Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 17 On this day in history birth of henri Zagwijn, composer  

Jul 19 Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 22 Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 24 Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 27 In the year 1878 birth of jean F van Royen, Dutch German secretary (PTT)  

Jul 27 In the year 1878 birth of th to de Weeme, painter  

Jul 29 Don Marquis, American author (d. 1937) was born in the year 1878.  

Jul 29 In the year 1878 birth of don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel)  

Aug 02 In the year 1878 birth of aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)  

Aug 02 Princess Ingeborg, of Sweden was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 03 On this day in history birth of constantino Gaito, composer  

Aug 10 Alfred Döblin, German writer (d. 1957) was born in the year 1878.  

Aug 13 In the year 1878 birth of leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer  

Aug 13 On this day in history birth of salomon "Sam" de Wolff, Dutch zionist/socialist theorist  

Aug 14 Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 15 In the year 1878 birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)  

Aug 17 In the year 1878 birth of reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)  

Aug 18 Fritz Brun, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 19 On this day in history birth of manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)  

Aug 27 On this day in history birth of joseph John Richards, composer  

Aug 28 In the year 1878 birth of george Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934)  

Aug 30 In the year 1878 birth of paul Hazard, French literature historian  

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Jan 07 François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.  

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 in the year 1878.  

Jan 19 On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67  

Feb 01 In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

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