Historical Events In 1878

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

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

Jan 04   Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   The birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet in the year 1878.   

Jan 08   Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley in the year 1878.   

Jan 09   Umberto I becomes King of Italy 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 10   In the year 1878 uS Senate proposes female suffrage   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   On this day in history ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 14   The first private connection by telephone in Great Britain is made on the Isle of Wight when Queen Victoria speaks to Thomas Biddulph in the year 1878.   

Jan 14   US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer in the year 1878.   

Jan 15   In the year 1878 johanna Muller-Hermann, composer   

Jan 16   Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) in the year 1878.   

Jan 17   In the year 1878 oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)   

Jan 18   In the year 1878 hendrik Baels, Belgian politician   

Jan 19   On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Jan 20   Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers) on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) in the year 1878.   

Jan 22   Canada wins right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties in the year 1878.   

Jan 22   Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) in the year 1878.   

Jan 23   Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom) on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history the revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.   

Jan 25   In the year 1878 turkish steamer becomes the first ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat   

Jan 26   On this day in history a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)   

Jan 28   1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) in the year 1878.   

Jan 28   In the year 1878 first telephone exchange (New Haven CT) , and George W Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator   

Jan 28   Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) in the year 1878.   

Jan 29   In the year 1878 barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

Jan 31   Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist in the year 1878.   

Feb 01   On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 in the year 1878.   

Jan 18   In the year 1878 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   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59