Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

Mar 01   inaugural winter ascent of Aneto   

Mar 02   Wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz   

Mar 03   Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano).   

Mar 10   Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)   

Mar 12   Gemma Galgani, Italian saint.   

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match.   

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their inaugural golf match.   

Mar 14   Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future).   

Mar 15   Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century).   

Mar 16   Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi   

Mar 16   William Banting, English undertaker, dies.   

Mar 20   Postmaster-General John Delaney and meteorologist John Higgins install Newfoundland's inaugural telephone   

Mar 21   Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer   

Mar 22   In Victoria BC R. B. McMicking demonstrates Victoria's inaugural 2 telephones   

Mar 23   Franz Schrecker, composer.   

Mar 24   Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73.   

Mar 24   British frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost   

Mar 24   HMS Eurydice, a training ship, sank in a freak squall off Ventnor, Isle of Wight with the loss of 330 lives. Only 2 were saved.   

Mar 24   Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

Mar 25   Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42)   

Mar 26   Hastings College of Law founded   

Mar 26   Sabi Game Reserve, world's inaugural official designated game reserve, opens   

Mar 27   Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44.   

Mar 27   Sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is inaugural black to hold a heavyweight boxing title.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915).   

Apr 01   Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa).   

Apr 01   Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56.   

Apr 02   1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper   

Apr 05   Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87.   

Apr 06   Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer.   

Apr 06   Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta.   

Apr 07   C M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06).   

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Jan 01   Edwin franko goldman: Composer   

Jan 01   Agner krarup erlang: Danish scientist and engineer    

Jan 04   Alfred edgar coppard: England, writer (black dogs & other stories)   

Jan 04   Augustus john: Welsh painter   

Jan 06   Carl sandburg: Us, poet/biographer of lincoln (the people, yes)   

Jan 06   Dame adeline genée: Danish-british ballerina   

Jan 11   Theodorus pangalos: Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc molnar: Hungarian/us playwright (a pal utrai fiuk)   

Jan 07   François-vincent raspail: French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   Victor emmanuel ii: King of sard (1849-61)/italy (1861-78),    

Jan 18   Antoine césar becquerel: French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   Henri v regnault: French physicist/chemist,   

Feb 01   George cruikshank: English illustrator (grimm),    

Feb 07   Pius ix: "pio nono", [giovanni ferretti], pope (1846-78),   

Feb 08   Elias m fries: Swedish botanist (mycologicum),   

Feb 17   Jose amador de los rios: Spanish historian/poet,