Page 5: Historical Events In 1878

May 21   Glenn Hammond Curtiss, US, inventor (hydroplane) in the year 1878.   

May 22   Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1878.   

May 23   On this day in history attorney John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia   

May 23   In the year 1878 atty John Henry Smyth named minister to Liberia   

May 24   In the year 1878 cA Parker (Harvard) wins 1st American bike race, Beacon Park Boston   

May 24   On this day in history cA Parker (Harvard) wins first American bike race, Beacon Park Boston   

May 24   On this day in history lillian Moller Gilbreth, engineer (CIOS Gold Medal-1954)   

May 25   Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, actor (Stormy Weather, Little Colonel) on this day in history.   

May 25   In the year 1878 gilbert &Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore" premieres in London   

May 25   Gilbert/Sullivans opera "HMS Pinafore," premieres in London on this day in history.   

May 27   On this day in history 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75   

May 27   Australia Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19 on this day in history.   

May 27   Carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1878.   

May 31   German battleship Grosser Kurfürst sinks, 284 killed in the year 1878.   

May 31   German battleship Grosser Kurfurst sinks, 284 killed on this day in history.   

May 31   US Congress accept decrease in dollar circulation on this day in history.   

Jun 01   John Masefield, England, 15th poet laureate (Salt-Water Ballads) on this day in history.   

Jun 04   In the year 1878 cyprus ceded by Turkey to Britain for administrative purposes   

Jun 04   On this day in history frank N D Buchman, US theologist (Moral Rearmament)   

Jun 04   Turkey turns Cypress over to the British on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Franklyn Farnum, actor (Cowboy & Bandit, Scarlet Car, Frontier Days) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   The birth of Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary in the year 1878.   

Jun 06   Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1878.   

Jun 08   12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5 on this day in history.   

Jun 11   On this day in history dC is given a new govt by Congress, 3 commissioners appointed by president (change in 1974)   

Jun 12   On this day in history hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26   

Jun 12   James O Curwood, US, journalist/writer (Kazan the wolfdog) in the year 1878.   

Jun 13   In the year 1878 congress of Berlin meets to divide African colonization   

Jun 15   1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground on this day in history.   

Jun 15   Eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion) in the year 1878.   

Jun 15   The first attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground in the year 1878.   

Jun 17   In the year 1878 albert Thomas, French socialist politician   

Jun 18   C H F Peters discovers asteroid #188 Menippe in the year 1878.   

Jun 19   On this day in history james M Kilroe, priest of St Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx   

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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   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   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 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.   

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   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   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