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   On this day in history jean Gallon, composer  

Jun 26   In the year 1878 albert Siklos, composer  

Jun 27   On this day in history jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT  

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

Jul 02   Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1878.  

Jul 05   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer in the year 1878.  

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

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 in the year 1878.  

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   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano in the year 1878.  

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   In the year 1878 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii  

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 in the year 1878.  

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

Jul 26   In the year 1878 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.  

Jul 27   In the year 1878 th to de Weeme, painter  

Jul 29   Don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel) in the year 1878.  

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   On this day in history constantino Gaito, composer  

Aug 13   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer in the year 1878.  

Aug 14   In the year 1878 harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)  

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) in the year 1878.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer  

Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)  

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.  

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 in the year 1878.  

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 in the year 1878.  

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

Feb 07   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59