Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Greece declares war on Turkey in the year 1878.   

Feb 03   Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1878 waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   In the year 1878 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   Peace of Zanjón on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 12   In the year 1878 frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 16   On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl)   

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

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history john Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.   

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   In the year 1878 thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Edison patents the phonograph   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 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   Fritz Cortolezis, composer in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 22   Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1878.   

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH) in the year 1878.   

Feb 22   On this day in history greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio)   

Feb 28   In the year 1878 uS congress authorizes large-size silver certificate   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

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   On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59