Page 8: Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 25   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1878.   

Oct 25   Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher in the year 1878.   

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

Oct 29   On this day in history alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

Nov 01   On this day in history carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)   

Nov 01   In the year 1878 edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)   

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

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   In the year 1878 marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899)   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Nov 17   Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) in the year 1878.   

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

Nov 23   Andre Caplet, composer on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history arrigo Pedrollo, composer   

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

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

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   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

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   In the year 1878 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   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