Page 4: Historical Events In 1878

Apr 07   C M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06) on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Rudolf Nelson, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service in the year 1878.   

Apr 11   J Coggia discovers asteroid #187 Lamberta on this day in history.   

Apr 12   Richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies   

Apr 15   In the year 1878 harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap   

Apr 15   In the year 1878 robert Walser, writer   

Apr 16   R E "Tip" Foster, cricketer (287 on debut England v Aust SCG 1903) on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1878 albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist   

Apr 21   First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn in the year 1878.   

Apr 21   On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 21   The ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia in the year 1878.   

Apr 22   On this day in history kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer   

Apr 23   On this day in history 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram   

Apr 23   In the year 1878 friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

Apr 26   In the year 1878 ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again)   

Apr 28   On this day in history lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare)   

Apr 28   In the year 1878 the birth of Lionel Barrymore, American actor   

May 02   On this day in history uS stops minting 20 cent coin   

May 02   US stops minting 20¢ coin in the year 1878.   

May 04   Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House in the year 1878.   

May 04   Phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House on this day in history.   

May 08   1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines on this day in history.   

May 10   Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926) in the year 1878.   

May 11   On this day in history mr Reyskens, oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever   

May 14   On this day in history vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

May 14   Vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) in the year 1878.   

May 15   In the year 1878 francisco Pujol, composer   

May 16   Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) in the year 1878.   

May 19   Adam von Ahn Carse, composer in the year 1878.   

May 19   Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1878 blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield   

May 21   4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25 in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

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   In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

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 in the year 1878.   

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   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.   

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   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

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