Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate in the year 1878.   

Feb 02   Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) in the year 1878.   

Feb 02   In the year 1878 greece declares war on Turkey   

Feb 03   On this day in history joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)   

Feb 06   In the year 1878 waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1878 peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón in the year 1878.   

Feb 10   Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres on this day in history.   

Feb 11   1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   The first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT) on this day in history.   

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   US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.