Page 6: Historical Events In 1878

Jun 23   George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81 in the year 1878.   

Jun 25   Jean Gallon, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history albert Siklos, composer   

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT in the year 1878.   

Jul 01   In the year 1878 treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization   

Jul 02   On this day in history francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 03   In the year 1878 george M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)   

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

Jul 05   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer on this day in history.   

Jul 05   The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established in the year 1878.   

Jul 07   Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1878 congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends   

Jul 13   On this day in history treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano   

Jul 15   In the year 1878 willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1878 henri Zagwijn, composer   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1878 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jul 26   On this day in history 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.   

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   In the year 1878 aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)   

Aug 03   In the year 1878 constantino Gaito, composer   

Aug 13   On this day in history leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer   

Aug 14   On this day in history harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)   

Aug 15   On this day in history pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

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   In the year 1878 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   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   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.