Historical Events In 1878

Dec 12   In the year 1878 joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch"  

Dec 15   Hans Carossa, writer in the year 1878.  

Dec 18   On this day in history french SS Byzantin sinks after collision in Dardanellen, 210 killed  

Dec 19   On this day in history anton Lajovic, composer  

Dec 25   On this day in history anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies  

Dec 25   On this day in history w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)  

Dec 26   On this day in history 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia  

Dec 26   First US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia in the year 1878.  

Dec 26   Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) on this day in history.  

Dec 26   John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia in the year 1878.  

Dec 28   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1878.  

Dec 28   Pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism on this day in history.  

Dec 28   Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) on this day in history.  

Dec 31   Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro) in the year 1878.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 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   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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.  

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   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 on this day in history.