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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer  

Jan 04 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)  

Jan 06 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 06 In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)  

Jan 11 In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)  

Jan 12 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967)  

Jan 14 On this day in history birth of victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer  

Jan 15 In the year 1878 birth of johanna Muller-Hermann, composer  

Jan 16 Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 16 Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 17 Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of hendrik Baels, Belgian politician  

Jan 19 In the year 1878 birth of herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. 1934)  

Jan 20 Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 22 In the year 1878 birth of francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator  

Jan 23 Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 23 In the year 1878 birth of rutland Boughton, composer  

Jan 25 In the year 1878 birth of ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-born television pioneer (d. 1975)  

Jan 26 A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)  

Jan 29 Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 31 On this day in history birth of willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate  

Feb 01 In the year 1878 birth of milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944)  

Feb 02 In the year 1878 birth of alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)  

Feb 02 Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 03 In the year 1878 birth of joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)  

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Jan 07 François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.  

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 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 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.