Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   In the year 1878 hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

Feb 02   Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) in the year 1878.   

Feb 02   On this day in history greece declares war on Turkey   

Feb 03   In the year 1878 joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)   

Feb 06   In the year 1878 waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

Feb 07   In the year 1878 ossip Gabrilovich, composer   

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

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   On this day in history martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón in the year 1878.   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres in the year 1878.   

Feb 11   In the year 1878 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms   

Feb 11   First weekly Weather report published in UK on this day in history.   

Feb 12   Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) in the year 1878.   

Feb 12   In the year 1878 frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 16   Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) in the year 1878.   

Feb 16   Silver dollar became US legal tender in the year 1878.   

Feb 16   On this day in history the Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin.   

Feb 17   1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)   

Feb 19   Thomas Edison patents the phonograph in the year 1878.   

Feb 19   Thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph) in the year 1878.   

Feb 21   1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) in the year 1878.   

Feb 21   Fritz Cortolezis, composer in the year 1878.   

Feb 21   The first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH)   

Feb 22   On this day in history greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio)   

Feb 28   On this day in history uS congress authorizes large-size silver certificate   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1878 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   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

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   In the year 1878 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.