Famous Deaths In 1878

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

Jan 09 In the year 1878 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 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 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 Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.

Feb 18 On this day in history peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76

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

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Mar 27 Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1878.

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

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

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

Apr 12 William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on this day in history.

Apr 21 Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.

Apr 23 Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.

Apr 25 Anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820) died on this day in history.

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 Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1878.

May 27 In the year 1878 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 In the year 1878 gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70

Jun 12 On this day in history hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26

Jun 16 Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815) died in the year 1878.

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

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

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

Jul 07 On this day in history death of yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (b. 1847)

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1878 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 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 On this day in history 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 Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.

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.