Historical Events In 1878

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

Jan 04   In the year 1878 alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Umberto I becomes King of Italy on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer in the year 1878.   

Jan 15   Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer in the year 1878.   

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   Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) in the year 1878.   

Jan 18   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Jan 20   Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers) in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 23   Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 28   1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) in the year 1878.   

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   Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

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

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 19   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

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

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

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 on this day in history.