Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

Mar 01   First winter ascent of Aneto on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer on this day in history.   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1878 oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer   

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

Mar 23   On this day in history franz Schrecker, composer   

Mar 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1878 hastings College of Law founded   

Mar 26   In the year 1878 sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens   

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   In the year 1878 jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 31   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)   

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   On this day in history carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer   

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   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   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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