Page 4: Historical Events In 1878

Apr 07   On this day in history c M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06)   

Apr 08   On this day in history rudolf Nelson, composer   

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

Apr 11   In the year 1878 j Coggia discovers asteroid #187 Lamberta   

Apr 12   In the year 1878 richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist   

Apr 12   In the year 1878 william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies   

Apr 15   In the year 1878 harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap   

Apr 15   Robert Walser, writer in the year 1878.   

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

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

Apr 21   In the year 1878 first Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn   

Apr 21   Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Apr 21   On this day in history the ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia   

Apr 22   In the year 1878 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   The birth of Lionel Barrymore, American actor in the year 1878.   

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

May 02   US stops minting 20¢ coin on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House   

May 04   On this day in history phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House   

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

May 10   In the year 1878 gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926)   

May 11   In the year 1878 mr Reyskens, oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever   

May 14   In the year 1878 vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

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

May 15   Francisco Pujol, composer in the year 1878.   

May 16   On this day in history taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

May 19   In the year 1878 adam von Ahn Carse, composer   

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

May 19   Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield in the year 1878.   

May 21   On this day in history 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25   

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 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   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.   

Feb 01   On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1878 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