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   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   Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)  

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) in the year 1878.  

Nov 10   Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow in the year 1878.  

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   First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy in the year 1878.  

Nov 17   On this day in history grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)  

Nov 21   In the year 1878 gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice  

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

Nov 24   Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian on this day in history.  

Nov 25   Georg Kaiser, writer in the year 1878.  

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

Nov 28   Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) in the year 1878.  

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

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

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

Dec 01   First White House telephone installed on this day in history.  

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

Dec 05   In the year 1878 arrigo Pedrollo, composer  

Dec 07   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1878.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)  

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 07   In the year 1878 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   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   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   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59