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 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 In the year 1878 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died  

Aug 23 On this day in history adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77  

Sep 09 In the year 1878 jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18  

Sep 12 Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83 in the year 1878.  

Oct 25 In the year 1878 ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89  

Nov 28 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Dec 19 On this day in history death of bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825)  

Dec 25 On this day in history anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies  

Dec 28 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1878.  

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Jan 01 Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.  

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 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)