Historical Events In 1878

Jan 01   On this day in history edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history the birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet   

Jan 08   Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1878 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   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1878 hendrik Baels, Belgian politician   

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1878 egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)   

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)   

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

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   In the year 1878 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)   

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   Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 01   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1878 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 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   On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

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

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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 on this day in history.