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   Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match in the year 1878.   

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

Mar 16   On this day in history clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Mar 24   In the year 1878 british frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost   

Mar 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

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

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 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   On this day in history jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

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

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) in the year 1878.   

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

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 in the year 1878.   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.