Famous Birthdays In 1878

Nov 14 Leopold Staff, Polish poet (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.  

Nov 15 Bela Reinitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Nov 21 Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice was born in the year 1878.  

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

Nov 23 On this day in history birth of ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WW II)  

Nov 23 Holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904) was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 24 Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 25 Georg Kaiser, writer was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 27 In the year 1878 birth of jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948).  

Nov 27 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Dec 01 On this day in history birth of arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)  

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

Dec 07 On this day in history birth of akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)  

Dec 10 In the year 1878 birth of rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972)  

Dec 15 Hans Carossa, writer was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 19 Anton Lajovic, composer was born on this day in history.  

Dec 21 On this day in history birth of jan Łukasiewicz, Polish philosopher and mathematician (d. 1956)  

Dec 23 On this day in history birth of stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-born mechanical engineer (d. 1972)  

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 In the year 1878 birth of isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)  

Dec 30 William Aberhart, Canadian politician (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 31 Elizabeth Arden, Canadian businesswoman (d. 1966) was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 31 In the year 1878 birth of horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)  

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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 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 On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

Feb 07 In the year 1878 pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85  

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

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