Page 4: Historical Events In 1878

Apr 07   C M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06) in the year 1878.   

Apr 08   Rudolf Nelson, composer in the year 1878.   

Apr 10   In the year 1878 calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service   

Apr 11   On this day in history j Coggia discovers asteroid #187 Lamberta   

Apr 12   Richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist in the year 1878.   

Apr 12   In the year 1878 william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies   

Apr 15   Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history robert Walser, writer   

Apr 16   R E "Tip" Foster, cricketer (287 on debut England v Aust SCG 1903) on this day in history.   

Apr 21   On this day in history albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist   

Apr 21   In the year 1878 first Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn   

Apr 21   On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 21   In the year 1878 the ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia   

Apr 22   Kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer on this day in history.   

Apr 23   1st Dutch test drive of steam tram in the year 1878.   

Apr 23   Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies in the year 1878.   

Apr 26   In the year 1878 ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again)   

Apr 28   On this day in history lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare)   

Apr 28   The birth of Lionel Barrymore, American actor in the year 1878.   

May 02   US stops minting 20 cent coin on this day in history.   

May 02   US stops minting 20¢ coin on this day in history.   

May 04   In the year 1878 phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House   

May 04   Phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House in the year 1878.   

May 08   In the year 1878 1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines   

May 10   Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926) on this day in history.   

May 11   Mr Reyskens, oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever on this day in history.   

May 14   Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) in the year 1878.   

May 14   Vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) in the year 1878.   

May 15   Francisco Pujol, composer on this day in history.   

May 16   In the year 1878 taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

May 19   On this day in history adam von Ahn Carse, composer   

May 19   Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield on this day in history.   

May 19   In the year 1878 blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield   

May 21   4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

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   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   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   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 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 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.