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   On this day in history sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   The birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history umberto I becomes King of Italy.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history uS Senate proposes female suffrage   

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

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) in the year 1878.   

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   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   Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer in the year 1878.   

Jan 16   In the year 1878 captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.   

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   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Jan 20   In the year 1878 finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)   

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

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

Jan 22   Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) on this day in history.   

Jan 23   On this day in history oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)   

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

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

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

Jan 28   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.