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   On this day in history the first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.   

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   In the year 1878 nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher   

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   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history ernest Irving, composer   

Nov 06   Henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo on this day in history.   

Nov 07   Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) in the year 1878.   

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) on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1878 bela Reinitz, composer   

Nov 17   In the year 1878 first assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy.   

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

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

Nov 23   In the year 1878 andre Caplet, composer   

Nov 24   Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian in the year 1878.   

Nov 25   On this day in history georg Kaiser, writer   

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   In the year 1878 marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78   

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

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

Dec 09   On this day in history joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500   

Dec 10   In the year 1878 rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972)   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1878 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   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.