Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) in the year 1878.   

Oct 21   In the year 1878 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   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   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   Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899) in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 bela Reinitz, composer   

Nov 17   On this day in history 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   Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian in the year 1878.   

Nov 25   Georg Kaiser, writer on this day in history.   

Nov 27   In the year 1878 mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

Dec 01   Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1878 first White House telephone installed   

Dec 03   On this day in history settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel   

Dec 05   Arrigo Pedrollo, composer in the year 1878.   

Dec 07   Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 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   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   In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 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