Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) on this day in history.  

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   Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1878.  

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

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) in the year 1878.  

Nov 08   Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899) on this day in history.  

Nov 10   Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow on this day in history.  

Nov 13   In the year 1878 john C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44)  

Nov 15   On this day in history bela Reinitz, composer  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 23   In the year 1878 andre Caplet, composer  

Nov 24   In the year 1878 mark N Tod, English classicist/historian  

Nov 25   On this day in history georg Kaiser, writer  

Nov 27   Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) on this day in history.  

Nov 28   On this day in history marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78  

Dec 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel  

Dec 05   Arrigo Pedrollo, composer in the year 1878.  

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   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   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.  

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   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.