Page 6: Historical Events In 1878

Jun 23   George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history jean Gallon, composer   

Jun 26   On this day in history albert Siklos, composer   

Jun 27   In the year 1878 jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT   

Jul 01   Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization in the year 1878.   

Jul 02   Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1878.   

Jul 03   George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   John Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible in the year 1878.   

Jul 05   On this day in history joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer   

Jul 05   On this day in history the coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.   

Jul 07   Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam in the year 1878.   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history an improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo   

Jul 12   On this day in history fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500   

Jul 13   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1878 treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano   

Jul 15   Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65 in the year 1878.   

Jul 17   On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer   

Jul 19   On this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato)   

Jul 20   1st telephone introduced in Hawaii on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1878 the first telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 22   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther) in the year 1878.   

Jul 23   Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside in the year 1878.   

Jul 27   Th to de Weeme, painter on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1878 don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel)   

Jul 30   In the year 1878 german anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election   

Aug 02   Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) on this day in history.   

Aug 03   On this day in history constantino Gaito, composer   

Aug 13   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) in the year 1878.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

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

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

Feb 17   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59