Page 9: Historical Events In 1878

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

Dec 15   Hans Carossa, writer on this day in history.   

Dec 18   French SS Byzantin sinks after collision in Dardanellen, 210 killed on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Anton Lajovic, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1878 anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies   

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   In the year 1878 first US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia   

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   In the year 1878 pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism   

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

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.   

Jan 19   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1878.