Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1878

Jul 23 Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 In the year 1878 death of george Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (b. 1820)  

Aug 17 In the year 1878 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died  

Aug 23 On this day in history adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77  

Sep 09 On this day in history jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18  

Sep 12 Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83 in the year 1878.  

Oct 25 In the year 1878 ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89  

Nov 28 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1878.  

Dec 19 Bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825) died on this day in history.  

Dec 25 Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 28 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1878.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer  

Jan 01 Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.