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   Jean Gallon, composer in the year 1878.   

Jun 26   Albert Siklos, composer in the year 1878.   

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT on this day in history.   

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

Jul 02   Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 05   In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo in the year 1878.   

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

Jul 13   On this day in history congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends   

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 in the year 1878.   

Jul 17   On this day in history aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65   

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   The first telephone introduced in Hawaii in the year 1878.   

Jul 22   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther) on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1878.   

Jul 26   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 th to de Weeme, painter   

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

Jul 30   German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election in the year 1878.   

Aug 02   On this day in history aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)   

Aug 03   In the year 1878 constantino Gaito, composer   

Aug 13   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 14   Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else) in the year 1878.   

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.