Page 6: Historical Events In 1878

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

Jun 25   On this day in history jean Gallon, composer   

Jun 26   In the year 1878 albert Siklos, composer   

Jun 27   On this day in history jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT   

Jul 01   Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1878 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   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   The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1878 an improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo   

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

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

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

Jul 15   On this day in history willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1878 henri Zagwijn, composer   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 20   The first telephone introduced in Hawaii in the year 1878.   

Jul 22   In the year 1878 lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther)   

Jul 23   On this day in history miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70   

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 in the year 1878.   

Jul 29   Don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel) in the year 1878.   

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) in the year 1878.   

Aug 03   Constantino Gaito, composer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

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 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   On this day in history 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 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   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.