Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

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

Mar 01   Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer in the year 1878.   

Mar 02   Wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano) on this day in history.   

Mar 10   On this day in history karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)   

Mar 12   Gemma Galgani, Italian saint on this day in history.   

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

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) in the year 1878.   

Mar 15   Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 21   Thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 24   In the year 1878 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   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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1878 jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)   

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

Apr 01   Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 05   In the year 1878 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

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

Apr 06   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   In the year 1878 pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

Feb 08   On this day in history 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.