Historical Events In 1878
Wednesday, 18 May 2022
Feb 01 Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on this day in history.
Feb 02 On this day in history christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)
Feb 02 On this day in history greece declares war on Turkey
Feb 03 Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) in the year 1878.
Feb 06 Waclaw Gieburowski, composer in the year 1878.
Feb 07 On this day in history ossip Gabrilovich, composer
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 08 Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du) in the year 1878.
Feb 10 In the year 1878 peace of Zanjón
Feb 10 On this day in history peace of Zanjón
Feb 10 In the year 1878 peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres
Feb 11 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms in the year 1878.
Feb 11 In the year 1878 first weekly Weather report published in UK
Feb 12 Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) in the year 1878.
Feb 12 On this day in history frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)
Feb 16 In the year 1878 selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl)
Feb 16 Silver dollar became US legal tender on this day in history.
Feb 16 In the year 1878 the Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin.
Feb 17 On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.
Feb 18 Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 in the year 1878.
Feb 19 On this day in history charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61
Feb 19 In the year 1878 thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)
Feb 19 On this day in history 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 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) in the year 1878.
Feb 21 On this day in history fritz Cortolezis, composer
Feb 21 The first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT) on this day in history.
Feb 22 On this day in history franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84
Feb 22 Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH) in the year 1878.
Feb 22 Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) in the year 1878.
Feb 28 US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate on this day in history.
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