{--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 in the year 1878.  

Jan 04 In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)  

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

Jan 11 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)  

Jan 13 In the year 1878 birth of lionel Groulx, Canadian nationalist (d. 1967)  

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

Jan 15 Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16 In the year 1878 birth of henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, US actor (Informer)  

Jan 16 In the year 1878 birth of robert Garbe, German poet (Gorniek)  

Jan 17 Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19 Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. 1934) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 20 In the year 1878 birth of finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)  

Jan 21 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 22 Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 25 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-born television pioneer (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)  

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

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

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

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

Feb 01 On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.  

Feb 02 In the year 1878 birth of christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)  

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 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 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.  

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 On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85  

Feb 08 On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83  

Feb 17 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.