Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

Mar 01   On this day in history first winter ascent of Aneto   

Mar 01   In the year 1878 gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer   

Mar 02   On this day in history wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz   

Mar 03   In the year 1878 bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano)   

Mar 10   Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1878 gemma Galgani, Italian saint   

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match in the year 1878.   

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match in the year 1878.   

Mar 14   In the year 1878 carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)   

Mar 15   Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century) in the year 1878.   

Mar 16   In the year 1878 clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi   

Mar 16   William Banting, English undertaker, dies in the year 1878.   

Mar 20   Postmaster-General John Delaney and meteorologist John Higgins install Newfoundland's first telephone in the year 1878.   

Mar 21   Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer in the year 1878.   

Mar 22   In the year 1878 in Victoria BC R. B. McMicking demonstrates Victoria's first 2 telephones   

Mar 23   Franz Schrecker, composer in the year 1878.   

Mar 24   Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1878 british frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost   

Mar 24   On this day in history 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   On this day in history top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

Mar 25   In the year 1878 henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42)   

Mar 26   Hastings College of Law founded on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens in the year 1878.   

Mar 27   Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1878.   

Mar 27   Sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies in the year 1878.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title in the year 1878.   

Mar 31   In the year 1878 jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 31   On this day in history jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)   

Apr 01   Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) in the year 1878.   

Apr 01   On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56   

Apr 02   1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

Apr 06   Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

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

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   On this day in history 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 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.