Historical Events In 1878

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

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

Jan 04   Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history the birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet   

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

Jan 09   Umberto I becomes King of Italy on this day in history.   

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

Jan 10   US Senate proposes female suffrage on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

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

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   On this day in history victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn) in the year 1878.   

Jan 18   Hendrik Baels, Belgian politician in the year 1878.   

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

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) in the year 1878.   

Jan 22   On this day in history canada wins right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties   

Jan 22   Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) in the year 1878.   

Jan 23   Oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom) on this day in history.   

Jan 24   The revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg in the year 1878.   

Jan 25   In the year 1878 turkish steamer becomes the first ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat   

Jan 26   On this day in history a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)   

Jan 28   In the year 1878 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)   

Jan 28   First telephone exchange (New Haven CT) , and George W Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator in the year 1878.   

Jan 28   Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) in the year 1878.   

Jan 29   Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil in the year 1878.   

Jan 31   Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist in the year 1878.   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.