Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

Mar 01   First winter ascent of Aneto in the year 1878.   

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

Mar 02   Wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz in the year 1878.   

Mar 03   Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano) in the year 1878.   

Mar 10   Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) in the year 1878.   

Mar 12   Gemma Galgani, Italian saint in the year 1878.   

Mar 13   On this day in history oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match   

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

Mar 14   Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future) on this day in history.   

Mar 15   In the year 1878 hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)   

Mar 16   Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi in the year 1878.   

Mar 16   William Banting, English undertaker, dies on this day in history.   

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

Mar 21   In the year 1878 thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer   

Mar 22   In Victoria BC R. B. McMicking demonstrates Victoria's first 2 telephones on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1878 franz Schrecker, composer   

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

Mar 24   On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.   

Mar 24   Top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer in the year 1878.   

Mar 25   On this day in history henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42)   

Mar 26   Hastings College of Law founded in the year 1878.   

Mar 26   Sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Mar 27   In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1878.   

Apr 02   In the year 1878 1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper   

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

Apr 06   In the year 1878 carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer   

Apr 06   Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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   On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59