Famous Birthdays In 1878

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

Nov 15 On this day in history 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 Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 23 Andre Caplet, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 23 In the year 1878 birth of ernest J King, US fleet admiral/Chief of Naval Operations (WW II)  

Nov 23 In the year 1878 birth of holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904)  

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

Nov 25 On this day in history birth of georg Kaiser, writer  

Nov 27 Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian (Bengali) poet (d.1948) was born in the year 1878.  

Nov 27 In the year 1878 birth of mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer  

Nov 28 On this day in history birth of jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)  

Dec 01 In the year 1878 birth of arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)  

Dec 05 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Dec 07 Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) was born in the year 1878.  

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 On this day in history birth of hans Carossa, writer  

Dec 19 On this day in history birth of anton Lajovic, composer  

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 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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1878 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 In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67  

Feb 01 George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.  

Feb 07 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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