Historical Events In 1878

Jun 23   In the year 1878 george Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81  

Jun 25   Jean Gallon, composer in the year 1878.  

Jun 26   Albert Siklos, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT on this day in history.  

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

Jul 02   In the year 1878 francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61  

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

Jul 03   John Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible on this day in history.  

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

Jul 05   The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established in the year 1878.  

Jul 07   On this day in history social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam  

Jul 09   On this day in history an improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo  

Jul 09   In the year 1878 an improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo  

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

Jul 13   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends in the year 1878.  

Jul 13   In the year 1878 treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano  

Jul 15   In the year 1878 willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist  

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

Jul 17   Henri Zagwijn, composer in the year 1878.  

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   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther) in the year 1878.  

Jul 23   Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods) in the year 1878.  

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 in the year 1878.  

Jul 27   On this day in history th to de Weeme, painter  

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

Jul 30   In the year 1878 german anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election  

Aug 02   In the year 1878 aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)  

Aug 03   Constantino Gaito, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 13   On this day in history leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer  

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

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)  

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.  

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 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   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   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   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59