Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   On this day in history hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

Feb 02   On this day in history christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)   

Feb 02   Greece declares war on Turkey in the year 1878.   

Feb 03   Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) in the year 1878.   

Feb 06   On this day in history waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón in the year 1878.   

Feb 10   On this day in history peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   In the year 1878 peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres   

Feb 11   In the year 1878 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms   

Feb 11   In the year 1878 first weekly Weather report published in UK   

Feb 12   On this day in history frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 12   Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) in the year 1878.   

Feb 16   On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl)   

Feb 16   Silver dollar became US legal tender in the year 1878.   

Feb 16   The Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin on this day in history.   

Feb 17   1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico on this day in history.   

Feb 18   In the year 1878 peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76   

Feb 19   On this day in history charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61   

Feb 19   Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph) on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Edison patents the phonograph   

Feb 19   On this day in history thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph).   

Feb 21   1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut) in the year 1878.   

Feb 21   Fritz Cortolezis, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 21   The first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT) in the year 1878.   

Feb 22   Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH) in the year 1878.   

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate 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 in the year 1878.   

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

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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

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