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   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   On this day in history karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)  

Mar 12   On this day in history gemma Galgani, Italian saint  

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match on this day in history.  

Mar 13   In the year 1878 oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match  

Mar 14   Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future) in the year 1878.  

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   In the year 1878 william Banting, English undertaker, dies  

Mar 20   On this day in history 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 the year 1878 in Victoria BC R. B. McMicking demonstrates Victoria's first 2 telephones  

Mar 23   In the year 1878 franz Schrecker, composer  

Mar 24   In the year 1878 albin Masek, composer, dies at 73  

Mar 24   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 25   Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42) in the year 1878.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 27   On this day in history 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 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) in the year 1878.  

Apr 01   In the year 1878 carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)  

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

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

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

Apr 06   Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer in the year 1878.  

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

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)  

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

Feb 07   On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85  

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

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