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

Jan 19 In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67

Feb 01 George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.

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

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

Feb 19 Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61 on this day in history.

Feb 22 Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1878.

Mar 16 William Banting, English undertaker, dies on this day in history.

Mar 20 Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) died in the year 1878.

Mar 24 On this day in history albin Masek, composer, dies at 73

Mar 27 In the year 1878 dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44

Apr 01 In the year 1878 eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56

Apr 04 Richard Brewer, American gunslinger/cowboy (b. 1850) died in the year 1878.

Apr 05 In the year 1878 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87

Apr 12 William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies in the year 1878.

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 in the year 1878.

May 22 In the year 1878 franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52

May 27 Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.

May 28 In the year 1878 death of john Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)

Jun 06 In the year 1878 gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70

Jun 12 Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26 on this day in history.

Jun 16 In the year 1878 death of crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815)

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

Jun 26 Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (b. 1860) died on this day in history.

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

Jul 07 Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (b. 1847) died in the year 1878.

Jul 17 Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65 on this day in history.

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

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

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

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

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 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.