Historical Events In 1878

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

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

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

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jul 03   On this day in history george M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)   

Jul 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 the coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.   

Jul 07   On this day in history social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam   

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   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   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano in the year 1878.   

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   Henri Zagwijn, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history the first telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 22   On this day in history lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther)   

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) 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 in the year 1878.   

Jul 29   Don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel) on this day in history.   

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   Constantino Gaito, composer in the year 1878.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1878 harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)   

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) in the year 1878.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.   

Feb 01   On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

Feb 07   In the year 1878 pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

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 on this day in history.