Historical Events In 1878

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1878 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   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.