Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)  

Feb 06   Waclaw Gieburowski, composer in the year 1878.  

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   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   Peace of Zanjón in the year 1878.  

Feb 10   On this day in history peace of Zanjón  

Feb 10   On this day in history peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres  

Feb 11   In the year 1878 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms  

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

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

Feb 12   Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) on this day in history.  

Feb 16   In the year 1878 selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl)  

Feb 16   In the year 1878 silver dollar became US legal tender  

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   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59  

Feb 18   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61 in the year 1878.  

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) in the year 1878.  

Feb 21   In the year 1878 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)  

Feb 21   Fritz Cortolezis, composer in the year 1878.  

Feb 21   In the year 1878 the first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT).  

Feb 22   In the year 1878 franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84  

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH) on this day in history.  

Feb 22   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer  

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1878.  

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   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   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   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.