Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1878 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) on this day in history.   

Feb 06   In the year 1878 waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer on this day in history.   

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 08   Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón in the year 1878.   

Feb 10   Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 11   First weekly Weather report published in UK in the year 1878.   

Feb 12   In the year 1878 frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 12   In the year 1878 frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 16   Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) in the year 1878.   

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   On this day in history 1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones   

Feb 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Edison patents the phonograph   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph).   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history fritz Cortolezis, composer   

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

Feb 22   In the year 1878 franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84   

Feb 22   On this day in history greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH)   

Feb 22   On this day in history greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio)   

Feb 28   US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate 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   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   On this day in history 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