Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   On this day in history hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

Feb 02   In the year 1878 christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)   

Feb 02   Greece declares war on Turkey on this day in history.   

Feb 03   In the year 1878 joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history ossip Gabrilovich, composer   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   On this day in history peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres   

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

Feb 11   On this day in history first weekly Weather report published in UK   

Feb 12   Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) in the year 1878.   

Feb 12   On this day in history frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 16   On this day in history selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl)   

Feb 16   Silver dollar became US legal tender on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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

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   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   Thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph) in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 21   In the year 1878 fritz Cortolezis, composer   

Feb 21   The first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1878.   

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate in the year 1878.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   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   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 17   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59