Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   In the year 1878 german republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism"  

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

Oct 24   On this day in history hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram)  

Oct 25   In the year 1878 ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89  

Oct 25   Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher on this day in history.  

Oct 26   In the year 1878 australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria.  

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

Nov 01   Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936) in the year 1878.  

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

Nov 06   In the year 1878 ernest Irving, composer  

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

Nov 07   In the year 1878 lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium)  

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

Nov 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history bela Reinitz, composer  

Nov 17   First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy on this day in history.  

Nov 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history georg Kaiser, writer  

Nov 27   Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 28   On this day in history jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)  

Nov 28   Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 01   Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) in the year 1878.  

Dec 01   In the year 1878 first White House telephone installed  

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

Dec 05   On this day in history arrigo Pedrollo, composer  

Dec 07   In the year 1878 akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)  

Dec 09   In the year 1878 joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500  

Dec 10   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)  

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1878.  

Feb 01   On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85  

Feb 07   In the year 1878 pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85  

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.  

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.