Page 4: Historical Events In 1878

Apr 08   Rudolf Nelson, composer.   

Apr 10   In this year, Calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service.   

Apr 11   J Coggia discovers asteroid #187 Lamberta.   

Apr 12   Richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist.   

Apr 12   William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies.   

Apr 15   Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap   

Apr 15   Robert Walser, writer   

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

Apr 21   Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist   

Apr 21   inaugural Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn   

Apr 21   Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 21   The ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia   

Apr 22   Kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer.   

Apr 23   1st Dutch test drive of steam tram   

Apr 23   Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

Apr 26   Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again).   

Apr 28   Lionel Barrymore, American actor is born.   

Apr 28   Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare).   

May 02   US formally ends minting 20 cent coin   

May 04   Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House   

May 04   Phonograph shown for inaugural time at Grand Opera House.   

May 08   1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines   

May 10   Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926).   

May 11   Mr Reyskens, oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever   

May 14   Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

May 14   Vaseline is inaugural sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly).   

May 15   Francisco Pujol, composer   

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

May 19   Adam von Ahn Carse, composer.   

May 19   Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield.   

May 19   Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield   

May 21   Glenn Hammond Curtiss, US, inventor (hydroplane).   

May 21   In this year, 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star claims in 2:37.25.   

May 22   Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52   

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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   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   On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

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