Famous Deaths In 1878

Jan 07 In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)

Jan 09 On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57

Jan 18 Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.

Jan 19 In the year 1878 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 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.

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

Feb 18 Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 in the year 1878.

Feb 19 In the year 1878 charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61

Feb 22 In the year 1878 franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84

Mar 16 In the year 1878 william Banting, English undertaker, dies

Mar 20 On this day in history death of julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)

Mar 24 Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1878.

Mar 27 On this day in history dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44

Apr 01 Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1878.

Apr 04 On this day in history death of richard Brewer, American gunslinger/cowboy (b. 1850)

Apr 05 On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87

Apr 12 In the year 1878 william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies

Apr 21 On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62

Apr 23 On this day in history friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies

Apr 25 On this day in history death of anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820)

May 14 Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830) died on this day in history.

May 22 On this day in history franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52

May 27 On this day in history carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49

May 28 On this day in history death of john Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)

Jun 06 Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.

Jun 12 In the year 1878 hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26

Jun 16 Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815) died on this day in history.

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

Jun 26 On this day in history death of mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (b. 1860)

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

Jul 07 In the year 1878 death of yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (b. 1847)

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

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

Jan 01 Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)

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

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)

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)