Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

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

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 gemma Galgani, Italian saint   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)   

Mar 15   On this day in history hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)   

Mar 16   Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1878 thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer   

Mar 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.   

Mar 24   British frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1878 top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

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

Mar 26   In the year 1878 hastings College of Law founded   

Mar 26   On this day in history sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1878 eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56   

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

Apr 05   Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 06   In the year 1878 prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta   

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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   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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59