Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

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

Feb 02   Greece declares war on Turkey   

Feb 03   Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28).   

Feb 06   Waclaw Gieburowski, composer.   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer   

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

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 08   Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón   

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

Feb 11   1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms.   

Feb 11   inaugural weekly Weather report published in UK   

Feb 12   Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200358)   

Feb 12   Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200358).   

Feb 16   Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl).   

Feb 16   Silver dollar became US legal tender   

Feb 16   The Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin.   

Feb 17   1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones.   

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

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

Feb 18   Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76   

Feb 19   Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61.   

Feb 19   Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph).   

Feb 19   Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.   

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

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

Feb 21   Fritz Cortolezis, composer.   

Feb 21   The inaugural U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT)   

Feb 22   Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84.   

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH)   

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio)   

Feb 28   US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate.   

Mar 01   Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer   

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Jan 01   Edwin franko goldman: Composer   

Jan 01   Agner krarup erlang: Danish scientist and engineer   

Jan 04   Alfred edgar coppard: England, writer (black dogs & other stories)   

Jan 04   Augustus john: Welsh painter   

Jan 06   Carl sandburg: Us, poet/biographer of lincoln (the people, yes)   

Jan 06   Dame adeline genée: Danish-british ballerina    

Jan 11   Theodorus pangalos: Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc molnar: Hungarian/us playwright (a pal utrai fiuk)   

Jan 07   François-vincent raspail: French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   Victor emmanuel ii: King of sard (1849-61)/italy (1861-78),    

Jan 18   Antoine césar becquerel: French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   Henri v regnault: French physicist/chemist,    

Feb 01   George cruikshank: English illustrator (grimm),   

Feb 07   Pius ix: "pio nono", [giovanni ferretti], pope (1846-78),    

Feb 08   Elias m fries: Swedish botanist (mycologicum),   

Feb 17   Jose amador de los rios: Spanish historian/poet,