Historical Events In 1878

Jan 01   In the year 1878 edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   The birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1878 secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

Jan 09   On this day in history umberto I becomes King of Italy.   

Jan 09   In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 10   US Senate proposes female suffrage in the year 1878.   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) in the year 1878.   

Jan 14   The first private connection by telephone in Great Britain is made on the Isle of Wight when Queen Victoria speaks to Thomas Biddulph in the year 1878.   

Jan 14   In the year 1878 uS Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional   

Jan 14   In the year 1878 victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer   

Jan 15   In the year 1878 johanna Muller-Hermann, composer   

Jan 16   Captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)   

Jan 18   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)   

Jan 21   Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Canada wins right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties on this day in history.   

Jan 22   In the year 1878 constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool)   

Jan 23   In the year 1878 oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)   

Jan 24   The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Turkish steamer becomes the first ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat on this day in history.   

Jan 26   A W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket) in the year 1878.   

Jan 28   1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history first telephone exchange (New Haven CT) , and George W Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator   

Jan 28   Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1878 barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

Jan 31   On this day in history willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist   

Feb 01   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.   

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   On this day in history birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

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   In the year 1878 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   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 18   In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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