{--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 Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 Lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 14 In the year 1878 birth of victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of johanna Muller-Hermann, composer  

Jan 16 Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)  

Jan 18 In the year 1878 birth of hendrik Baels, Belgian politician  

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.  

Jan 22 In the year 1878 birth of constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool)  

Jan 22 Francis Picabia, French painter/illustrator was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 23 On this day in history birth of oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)  

Jan 23 Rutland Boughton, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 29 In the year 1878 birth of barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil  

Jan 30 In the year 1878 birth of anton Hansen Tammsaare, Estonian author (d. 1940)  

Jan 31 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 In the year 1878 birth of hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate  

Feb 01 Milan Hodža, Slovak politician (d. 1944) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 02 Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)  

Feb 03 Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) was born in the year 1878.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1878.  

Feb 17 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.