Historical Events In 1878

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

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

Jan 04   Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1878 secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

Jan 09   Umberto I becomes King of Italy in the year 1878.   

Jan 09   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1878 uS Senate proposes female suffrage   

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

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

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

Jan 14   On this day in history uS Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional   

Jan 14   On this day in history victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer   

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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 16   In the year 1878 harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force)   

Jan 17   On this day in history oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)   

Jan 18   On this day in history hendrik Baels, Belgian politician   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.   

Jan 20   On this day in history finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history canada wins right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties   

Jan 22   On this day in history constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool)   

Jan 23   Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom) in the year 1878.   

Jan 24   In the year 1878 the revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.   

Jan 25   On this day in history turkish steamer becomes the first ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat   

Jan 26   A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) in the year 1878.   

Jan 28   On this day in history 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)   

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

Jan 28   Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1878 willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist   

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

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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   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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.   

Jan 09   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.