Page 6: Historical Events In 1878

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT   

Jul 01   Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization   

Jul 02   Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 03   George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy).   

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

Jul 05   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer   

Jul 05   The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established   

Jul 07   Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam.   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo.   

Jul 12   Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4500   

Jul 13   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends.   

Jul 13   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano   

Jul 15   Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist.   

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

Jul 17   Henri Zagwijn, composer.   

Jul 19   Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato)   

Jul 20   1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 20   The inaugural telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 22   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther).   

Jul 23   Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70.   

Jul 24   Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time and Gods).   

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 are discovered later with a taunting poem inside.   

Jul 27   Th to de Weeme, painter   

Jul 29   Don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy and mehitabel).   

Jul 30   German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election   

Aug 02   Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales).   

Aug 03   Constantino Gaito, composer   

Aug 13   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer   

Aug 14   Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else).   

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

Aug 17   Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)   

Aug 17   Richard Upjohn, US architect, died.   

Aug 18   Fritz Brun, composer.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.   

Jan 19   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

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   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