Historical Events In 1878
Saturday, 07 September 2024
Oct 18 James Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England) on this day in history.
Oct 21 German republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism" in the year 1878.
Oct 22 The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton in the year 1878.
Oct 24 Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) in the year 1878.
Oct 25 In the year 1878 ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89
Oct 25 Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher in the year 1878.
Oct 26 On this day in history australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria.
Oct 29 In the year 1878 alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)
Nov 01 On this day in history carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)
Nov 01 Edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) in the year 1878.
Nov 06 Ernest Irving, composer in the year 1878.
Nov 06 On this day in history henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo
Nov 07 Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) on this day in history.
Nov 08 Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899) on this day in history.
Nov 10 Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow in the year 1878.
Nov 13 On this day in history john C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44)
Nov 15 Bela Reinitz, composer on this day in history.
Nov 17 First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy in the year 1878.
Nov 17 On this day in history grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)
Nov 21 On this day in history gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice
Nov 23 Andre Caplet, composer in the year 1878.
Nov 24 Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian in the year 1878.
Nov 25 On this day in history georg Kaiser, writer
Nov 27 Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer in the year 1878.
Nov 28 On this day in history jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)
Nov 28 In the year 1878 marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78
Dec 01 1st White House telephone installed on this day in history.
Dec 01 Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) in the year 1878.
Dec 01 First White House telephone installed in the year 1878.
Dec 03 Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel in the year 1878.
Dec 05 Arrigo Pedrollo, composer on this day in history.
Dec 07 Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) in the year 1878.
Dec 09 In the year 1878 joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500
Dec 10 Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) in the year 1878.
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