Page 9: Historical Events In 1878

Dec 12   Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch" in the year 1878.   

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   Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 25   W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)   

Dec 26   John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1878 pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism   

Dec 28   Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) in the year 1878.   

Dec 31   In the year 1878 horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.   

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   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 in the year 1878.   

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