Famous Deaths In 1878

Jul 23 On this day in history miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70  

Jul 28 George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (b. 1820) died in the year 1878.  

Aug 17 Richard Upjohn, US architect, died died on this day in history.  

Aug 23 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 09 In the year 1878 jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18  

Sep 12 In the year 1878 friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83  

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

Nov 28 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Dec 19 Bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825) died in the year 1878.  

Dec 25 In the year 1878 anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies  

Dec 28 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01 In the year 1878 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 In the year 1878 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 In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)  

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.