Page 8: Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   In the year 1878 james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

Oct 21   On this day in history german republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism"   

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

Oct 24   Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

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) in the year 1878.   

Nov 06   Ernest Irving, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 10   Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow on this day in history.   

Nov 13   John C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44) in the year 1878.   

Nov 15   On this day in history bela Reinitz, composer   

Nov 17   In the year 1878 first assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy.   

Nov 17   In the year 1878 grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)   

Nov 21   Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Andre Caplet, composer in the year 1878.   

Nov 24   In the year 1878 mark N Tod, English classicist/historian   

Nov 25   In the year 1878 georg Kaiser, writer   

Nov 27   On this day in history mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer   

Nov 28   In the year 1878 jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)   

Nov 28   Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1878.   

Dec 01   1st White House telephone installed in the year 1878.   

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

Dec 01   On this day in history first White House telephone installed   

Dec 03   Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Arrigo Pedrollo, composer in the year 1878.   

Dec 07   Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) in the year 1878.   

Dec 09   On this day in history joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500   

Dec 10   In the year 1878 rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

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   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.