Page 8: Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   On this day in history james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

Oct 21   German republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism" in the year 1878.   

Oct 22   The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton in the year 1878.   

Oct 24   In the year 1878 hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram)   

Oct 25   On this day in history ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89   

Oct 25   On this day in history nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher   

Oct 26   Australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) in the year 1878.   

Nov 01   In the year 1878 carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)   

Nov 01   Edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history ernest Irving, composer   

Nov 06   In the year 1878 henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo   

Nov 07   On this day in history lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium)   

Nov 08   Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899) on this day in history.   

Nov 10   In the year 1878 aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow   

Nov 13   On this day in history john C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44)   

Nov 15   Bela Reinitz, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history first assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy.   

Nov 17   Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice in the year 1878.   

Nov 23   In the year 1878 andre Caplet, composer   

Nov 24   On this day in history mark N Tod, English classicist/historian   

Nov 25   In the year 1878 georg Kaiser, writer   

Nov 27   In the year 1878 mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer   

Nov 28   Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1878 marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78   

Dec 01   On this day in history 1st White House telephone installed   

Dec 01   In the year 1878 arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)   

Dec 01   First White House telephone installed in the year 1878.   

Dec 03   Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel in the year 1878.   

Dec 05   In the year 1878 arrigo Pedrollo, composer   

Dec 07   On this day in history akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)   

Dec 09   Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) 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   On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

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

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59