Page 5: Famous Personalities Born In 1878

Aug 31 On this day in history birth of albert Riemenschneider, composer  

Aug 31 In the year 1878 birth of frank Jarvis, American athlete (d. 1933)  

Sep 01 In the year 1878 birth of princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1942)  

Sep 02 In the year 1878 birth of werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr  

Sep 09 Adelaide Crapsey, American poet (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 09 Sergio Osmeña, 4th President of the Philippines (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 16 On this day in history birth of karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes)  

Sep 17 Vincenzo Tommasini, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Sep 20 Upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 22 In the year 1878 birth of shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)  

Sep 24 C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 01 In the year 1878 birth of othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)  

Oct 02 On this day in history birth of francois C Schlumberger, French physicist  

Oct 05 Louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem) was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 09 Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 12 On this day in history birth of karl Buresch, Austria politician  

Oct 13 Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian Roman Catholic priest (d. 1952) was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 15 Paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 16 Carlos Pedrell, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 16 On this day in history birth of maxey Long, American athlete (d. 1959)  

Oct 17 Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai was born on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Henri Mulet, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 18 James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 24 Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 25 Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher was born in the year 1878.  

Oct 29 In the year 1878 birth of alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)  

Nov 01 In the year 1878 birth of carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)  

Nov 01 Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06 On this day in history birth of ernest Irving, composer  

Nov 07 Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 08 Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 13 John C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 13 Max Dehn, German mathematician (d. 1952) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 14 In the year 1878 birth of julie Manet, French painter, daughter of Berthe Morisot (d. 1966)  

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Jan 07 In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.