Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate in the year 1878.   

Feb 02   Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history greece declares war on Turkey   

Feb 03   Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) on this day in history.   

Feb 06   Waclaw Gieburowski, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer in the year 1878.   

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

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

Feb 08   In the year 1878 martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)   

Feb 10   In the year 1878 peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres on this day in history.   

Feb 11   On this day in history 1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms   

Feb 11   First weekly Weather report published in UK on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1878 silver dollar became US legal tender   

Feb 16   The Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin on this day in history.   

Feb 17   1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61   

Feb 19   On this day in history thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph)   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Edison patents the phonograph   

Feb 19   Thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph) on this day in history.   

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   Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   On this day in history death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.