Historical Events In 1878

Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs and Other Stories).   

Jan 04   Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, American poet is born   

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

Jan 08   Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent and Henry Morton Stanley   

Jan 09   Umberto I is recorded as becoming King of Italy   

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

Jan 10   US Senate proposes female suffrage.   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

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

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

Jan 14   US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional   

Jan 14   Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer   

Jan 15   Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer   

Jan 16   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).   

Jan 17   Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)   

Jan 18   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician.   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Jan 20   Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers).   

Jan 21   Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe).   

Jan 22   Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool).   

Jan 22   In this year, Canada claims right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties.   

Jan 23   Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)   

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

Jan 25   Turkish steamer is recorded as becoming the inaugural 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)   

Jan 28   1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)   

Jan 28   inaugural telephone exchange (New Haven CT) , and George W Coy hired as inaugural full-time telephone operator.   

Jan 28   Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)   

Jan 29   Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

Jan 31   Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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Jan 01   Edwin franko goldman: Composer   

Jan 01   Agner krarup erlang: Danish scientist and engineer    

Jan 04   Alfred edgar coppard: England, writer (black dogs & other stories)   

Jan 04   Augustus john: Welsh painter   

Jan 06   Carl sandburg: Us, poet/biographer of lincoln (the people, yes)   

Jan 06   Dame adeline genée: Danish-british ballerina    

Jan 11   Theodorus pangalos: Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc molnar: Hungarian/us playwright (a pal utrai fiuk)   

Jan 07   François-vincent raspail: French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   Victor emmanuel ii: King of sard (1849-61)/italy (1861-78),    

Jan 18   Antoine césar becquerel: French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   Henri v regnault: French physicist/chemist,    

Feb 01   George cruikshank: English illustrator (grimm),   

Feb 07   Pius ix: "pio nono", [giovanni ferretti], pope (1846-78),    

Feb 08   Elias m fries: Swedish botanist (mycologicum),   

Feb 17   Jose amador de los rios: Spanish historian/poet,