Historical Events In 1878

Aug 17   In the year 1878 reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)   

Aug 17   Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1878 fritz Brun, composer   

Aug 19   In the year 1878 manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)   

Aug 21   American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY in the year 1878.   

Aug 23   Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Joseph John Richards, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 28   In the year 1878 george Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934)   

Aug 30   Paul Hazard, French literature historian on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Albert Riemenschneider, composer in the year 1878.   

Sep 01   1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) in the year 1878.   

Sep 01   On this day in history the first female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston)   

Sep 02   Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr on this day in history.   

Sep 03   England's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die on this day in history.   

Sep 09   On this day in history jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18   

Sep 12   On this day in history cleopatra Needle installed in London   

Sep 12   On this day in history friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83   

Sep 16   Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes) on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Vincenzo Tommasini, composer in the year 1878.   

Sep 20   The birth of Upton Sinclair, American novelist on this day in history.   

Sep 20   In the year 1878 upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle)   

Sep 22   On this day in history shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)   

Sep 30   In the year 1878 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii   

Sep 30   First Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)   

Oct 02   On this day in history francois C Schlumberger, French physicist   

Oct 05   Louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem) in the year 1878.   

Oct 09   In the year 1878 robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure)   

Oct 12   Karl Buresch, Austria politician on this day in history.   

Oct 15   On this day in history edison Electric Light Company incorporated   

Oct 15   Paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940) on this day in history.   

Oct 16   Carlos Pedrell, composer in the year 1878.   

Oct 17   Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai in the year 1878.   

Oct 18   Edison makes electricity available for household usage in the year 1878.   

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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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 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   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   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59