Historical Events In 1878
Friday, 25 October 2024
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) 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 Waclaw Gieburowski, composer on this day in history.
Feb 07 On this day in history ossip Gabrilovich, composer
Feb 07 Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.
Feb 08 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.
Feb 08 In the year 1878 martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)
Feb 10 In the year 1878 peace of Zanjón
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 On this day in history 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms
Feb 11 In the year 1878 first weekly Weather report published in UK
Feb 12 Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) on this day in history.
Feb 12 Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) on this day in history.
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 The Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin on this day in history.
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 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 On this day in history peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76
Feb 19 Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61 on this day in history.
Feb 19 Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph) on this day in history.
Feb 19 Thomas Edison patents the phonograph on this day in history.
Feb 19 On this day in history thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph).
Feb 21 In the year 1878 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)
Feb 21 In the year 1878 fritz Cortolezis, composer
Feb 21 On this day in history the first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT).
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 US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate on this day in history.
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