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   On this day in history jean Gallon, composer   

Jun 26   Albert Siklos, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1878 francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 09   In the year 1878 an improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1878 fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500   

Jul 13   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends in the year 1878.   

Jul 13   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer   

Jul 19   Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato) in the year 1878.   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history 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) in the year 1878.   

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   Don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel) on this day in history.   

Jul 30   German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election on this day in history.   

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

Aug 03   Constantino Gaito, composer in the year 1878.   

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

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

Aug 15   In the year 1878 pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   On this day in history 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.