Historical Events In 1878

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

Jan 04   On this day in history alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   On this day in history sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 the birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet   

Jan 08   In the year 1878 secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

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

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

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional in the year 1878.   

Jan 14   In the year 1878 victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jan 21   On this day in history egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)   

Jan 22   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 29   On this day in history barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

Jan 31   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

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

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 07   In the year 1878 pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

Feb 08   On this day in history 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.