Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   On this day in history hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

Feb 02   Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Greece declares war on Turkey in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 06   Waclaw Gieburowski, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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 08   Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du) in the year 1878.   

Feb 10   On this day in history peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón in the year 1878.   

Feb 10   Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres on this day in history.   

Feb 11   1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history first weekly Weather report published in UK   

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

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

Feb 16   Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1878 the Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin.   

Feb 17   In the year 1878 1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76   

Feb 19   On this day in history charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61   

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

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Edison patents the phonograph   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)   

Feb 21   Fritz Cortolezis, composer on this day in history.   

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   Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1878 uS congress authorizes large-size silver certificate   

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

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

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   On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59