Historical Events In 1878

Jun 23   On this day in history george Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81  

Jun 25   In the year 1878 jean Gallon, composer  

Jun 26   On this day in history albert Siklos, composer  

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT in the year 1878.  

Jul 01   In the year 1878 treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization  

Jul 02   On this day in history francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61  

Jul 03   In the year 1878 george M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)  

Jul 03   John Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible in the year 1878.  

Jul 05   On this day in history joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer  

Jul 05   On this day in history the coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.  

Jul 07   In the year 1878 social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam  

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo on this day in history.  

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 on this day in history.  

Jul 13   On this day in history congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends  

Jul 13   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano on this day in history.  

Jul 15   Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist in the year 1878.  

Jul 17   In the year 1878 aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65  

Jul 17   On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer  

Jul 19   Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato) on this day in history.  

Jul 20   1st telephone introduced in Hawaii in the year 1878.  

Jul 20   In the year 1878 the first telephone introduced in Hawaii  

Jul 22   On this day in history lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther)  

Jul 23   In the year 1878 miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70  

Jul 24   Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods) on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Th to de Weeme, painter in the year 1878.  

Jul 29   On this day in history don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel)  

Jul 30   German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election on this day in history.  

Aug 02   Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) on this day in history.  

Aug 03   In the year 1878 constantino Gaito, composer  

Aug 13   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 14   On this day in history harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)  

Aug 15   In the year 1878 pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)  

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)  

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

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)  

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)  

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 in the year 1878.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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

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