Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1878

Jul 23 Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1878.  

Jul 28 George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (b. 1820) died in the year 1878.  

Aug 17 Richard Upjohn, US architect, died died in the year 1878.  

Aug 23 In the year 1878 adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77  

Sep 09 On this day in history jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18  

Sep 12 Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Oct 25 Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1878.  

Nov 28 In the year 1878 marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78  

Dec 19 Bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Dec 25 Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies in the year 1878.  

Dec 28 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1878.  

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 in the year 1878.  

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.