Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

Mar 01   First winter ascent of Aneto on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz in the year 1878.   

Mar 03   In the year 1878 bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano)   

Mar 10   Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) in the year 1878.   

Mar 12   On this day in history gemma Galgani, Italian saint   

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1878 oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match   

Mar 14   In the year 1878 carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)   

Mar 15   Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century) in the year 1878.   

Mar 16   On this day in history clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi   

Mar 16   In the year 1878 william Banting, English undertaker, dies   

Mar 20   Postmaster-General John Delaney and meteorologist John Higgins install Newfoundland's first telephone in the year 1878.   

Mar 21   On this day in history thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer   

Mar 22   In the year 1878 in Victoria BC R. B. McMicking demonstrates Victoria's first 2 telephones   

Mar 23   Franz Schrecker, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1878 albin Masek, composer, dies at 73   

Mar 24   On this day in history british frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost   

Mar 24   HMS Eurydice, a training ship, sank in a freak squall off Ventnor, Isle of Wight with the loss of 330 lives. Only 2 were saved on this day in history.   

Mar 24   In the year 1878 top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

Mar 25   Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42) in the year 1878.   

Mar 26   In the year 1878 hastings College of Law founded   

Mar 26   Sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens in the year 1878.   

Mar 27   Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title in the year 1878.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   On this day in history carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)   

Apr 01   Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1878 1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper   

Apr 05   In the year 1878 wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87   

Apr 06   Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta in the year 1878.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 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   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   On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

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

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

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