Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

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

Feb 02   In the year 1878 christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)   

Feb 02   In the year 1878 greece declares war on Turkey   

Feb 03   Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) in the year 1878.   

Feb 06   Waclaw Gieburowski, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 11   First weekly Weather report published in UK in the year 1878.   

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   Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) in the year 1878.   

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   On this day in history 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 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   On this day in history thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)   

Feb 19   Thomas Edison patents the phonograph in the year 1878.   

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   1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) in the year 1878.   

Feb 21   On this day in history fritz Cortolezis, composer   

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   Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) in the year 1878.   

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   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1878 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.