Page 8: Historical Events In 1878

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

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) in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 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   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   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   In the year 1878 aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow   

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

Nov 15   Bela Reinitz, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 17   First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy in the year 1878.   

Nov 17   Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) on this day in history.   

Nov 21   On this day in history gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice   

Nov 23   On this day in history andre Caplet, composer   

Nov 24   On this day in history mark N Tod, English classicist/historian   

Nov 25   In the year 1878 georg Kaiser, writer   

Nov 27   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history 1st White House telephone installed   

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   In the year 1878 settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel   

Dec 05   On this day in history arrigo Pedrollo, composer   

Dec 07   On this day in history akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)   

Dec 09   Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500 on this day in history.   

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   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59