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

Feb 05 André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 06 Waclaw Gieburowski, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 07 Ossip Gabrilovich, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 08 In the year 1878 birth of martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)  

Feb 16 Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) was born in the year 1878.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of fritz Cortolezis, composer  

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

Feb 22 In the year 1878 birth of walter Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909)  

Feb 23 Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and art theorist (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Alvan T. Fuller, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952)  

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz  

Mar 02 In the year 1878 birth of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1944)  

Mar 04 Egbert Van Alstyne, American songwriter and pianist (d. 1951) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of peter D. Ouspensky, Russian philosopher (d. 1947)  

Mar 07 In the year 1878 birth of boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (d. 1927)  

Mar 10 Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 12 Gemma Galgani, Italian saint was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 12 In the year 1878 birth of joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer  

Mar 14 Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future) was born in the year 1878.  

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

Mar 16 Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 16 Henry B Walthall, Shelby City AL, actor (Birth of a Nation, Klondike) was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 16 In the year 1878 birth of reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], shah of Iran  

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 In the year 1878 birth of franz Schrecker, composer  

Mar 23 On this day in history birth of franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934)  

Mar 24 Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 25 Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 25 Theodore Samuel Holland, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Mar 31 Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) was born on this day in history.  

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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 On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)  

Jan 19 Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.  

Feb 17 In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59