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) 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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Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

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