Page 2: 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) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1878 greece declares war on Turkey   

Feb 03   In the year 1878 joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)   

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   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

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) in the year 1878.   

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

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

Feb 18   John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico in the year 1878.   

Feb 18   Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)   

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

Feb 19   Thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 07   In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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