Page 7: Historical Events In 1878

Aug 19   Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42).   

Aug 21   American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY.   

Aug 23   Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77   

Aug 27   Joseph John Richards, composer   

Aug 28   George Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934).   

Aug 30   Paul Hazard, French literature historian   

Aug 31   Albert Riemenschneider, composer.   

Sep 01   In this year, 1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston).   

Sep 01   In this year, The inaugural female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston)   

Sep 02   Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr.   

Sep 03   England's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die.   

Sep 09   Jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18.   

Sep 12   Cleopatra Needle installed in London.   

Sep 12   Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83   

Sep 16   Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes)   

Sep 17   Vincenzo Tommasini, composer.   

Sep 20   Upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle).   

Sep 20   Upton Sinclair, American novelist is born.   

Sep 22   Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)   

Sep 30   1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii   

Sep 30   inaugural Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii   

Oct 01   Othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)   

Oct 02   Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist   

Oct 05   Louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem).   

Oct 09   Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure).   

Oct 12   Karl Buresch, Austria politician.   

Oct 15   Edison Electric Light Company incorporated   

Oct 15   Paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940).   

Oct 16   Carlos Pedrell, composer   

Oct 17   Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai.   

Oct 18   Edison makes electricity available for household usage   

Oct 18   James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

Oct 21   German republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism".   

Oct 22   The inaugural rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.   

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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   In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

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.