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 in the year 1878.  

Jun 26   On this day in history albert Siklos, composer  

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

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   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   On this day in history 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   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   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends on this day in history.  

Jul 13   On this day in history treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Henri Zagwijn, composer in the year 1878.  

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 on this day in history.  

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) 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 30   In the year 1878 german anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election  

Aug 02   In the year 1878 aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)  

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

Aug 13   In the year 1878 leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer  

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   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 in the year 1878.  

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)  

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

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   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.  

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

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   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

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

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 on this day in history.