Famous Deaths In 1878

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

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 in the year 1878.  

Feb 17 In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59  

Feb 18 Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61 in the year 1878.  

Feb 22 In the year 1878 franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84  

Mar 16 William Banting, English undertaker, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) died in the year 1878.  

Mar 24 On this day in history albin Masek, composer, dies at 73  

Mar 27 On this day in history dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44  

Apr 01 Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1878.  

Apr 04 Richard Brewer, American gunslinger/cowboy (b. 1850) died on this day in history.  

Apr 05 Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1878.  

Apr 12 On this day in history william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies  

Apr 21 On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62  

Apr 23 Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies in the year 1878.  

Apr 25 Anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820) died in the year 1878.  

May 14 Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830) died on this day in history.  

May 22 Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

May 27 On this day in history carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49  

May 28 In the year 1878 death of john Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)  

Jun 06 Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jun 12 In the year 1878 hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26  

Jun 16 In the year 1878 death of crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815)  

Jun 23 In the year 1878 george Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81  

Jun 26 Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Jul 02 On this day in history francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61  

Jul 07 Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (b. 1847) died on this day in history.  

Jul 17 In the year 1878 aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65  

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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 in the year 1878.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)  

Jan 11 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)