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   Wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz in the year 1878.   

Mar 03   In the year 1878 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   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   In the year 1878 oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match   

Mar 14   In the year 1878 carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)   

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

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 in the year 1878.   

Mar 20   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Franz Schrecker, composer on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

Mar 25   In the year 1878 henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42)   

Mar 26   Hastings College of Law founded in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 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   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   Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

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   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.   

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   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

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