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

Nov 14 Leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957) was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 15 In the year 1878 birth of bela Reinitz, composer  

Nov 17 On this day in history birth of grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)  

Nov 21 In the year 1878 birth of gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice  

Nov 23 Andre Caplet, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 23 Ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WW II) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 23 Holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 24 On this day in history birth of mark N Tod, English classicist/historian  

Nov 25 Georg Kaiser, writer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 27 Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 27 On this day in history birth of mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer  

Nov 28 In the year 1878 birth of jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)  

Dec 01 Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 05 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 07 Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 10 Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 15 Hans Carossa, writer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 19 Anton Lajovic, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 21 In the year 1878 birth of jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956)  

Dec 23 Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 25 In the year 1878 birth of louis Chevrolet, Swiss-born race car driver (d. 1941)  

Dec 25 On this day in history birth of w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)  

Dec 26 On this day in history birth of isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)  

Dec 30 On this day in history birth of william Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943)  

Dec 31 Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 31 Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09 Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)  

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.  

Feb 17 In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59