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

Feb 05 André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 Waclaw Gieburowski, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of ossip Gabrilovich, composer  

Feb 08 Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 16 Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Fritz Cortolezis, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of the Mother, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909)  

Feb 23 In the year 1878 birth of kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. 1935)  

Feb 27 On this day in history birth of alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)  

Feb 28 Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 01 Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 02 In the year 1878 birth of wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz  

Mar 02 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951)  

Mar 04 Peter D. Ouspensky, Russian philosopher (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (d. 1927)  

Mar 10 Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 12 In the year 1878 birth of gemma Galgani, Italian saint  

Mar 12 On this day in history birth of joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)  

Mar 15 In the year 1878 birth of hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)  

Mar 16 In the year 1878 birth of clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi  

Mar 16 On this day in history birth of henry B Walthall, Shelby City AL, actor (Birth of a Nation, Klondike)  

Mar 16 Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], shah of Iran was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1878 birth of thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer  

Mar 22 In the year 1878 birth of michel Théato, Luxembourgian athlete (d. 1919)  

Mar 23 On this day in history birth of franz Schrecker, composer  

Mar 23 Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 24 In the year 1878 birth of top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer  

Mar 25 Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 25 Theodore Samuel Holland, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) was born in the year 1878.  

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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 In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)  

Jan 19 Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.  

Feb 01 On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

Feb 07 On this day in history 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 In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59