Page 6: Historical Events In 1878

Jun 23   George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Jean Gallon, composer in the year 1878.   

Jun 26   In the year 1878 albert Siklos, composer   

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT on this day in history.   

Jul 01   Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1878 francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 03   In the year 1878 george M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy)   

Jul 03   John Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible in the year 1878.   

Jul 05   On this day in history joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer   

Jul 05   The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established in the year 1878.   

Jul 07   On this day in history social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam   

Jul 09   On this day in history an improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo in the year 1878.   

Jul 12   Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends   

Jul 13   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano in the year 1878.   

Jul 15   Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist in the year 1878.   

Jul 17   Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history henri Zagwijn, composer   

Jul 19   Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   1st telephone introduced in Hawaii on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1878 the first telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 22   In the year 1878 lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther)   

Jul 23   In the year 1878 miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70   

Jul 24   Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods) in the year 1878.   

Jul 26   On this day in history in California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.   

Jul 27   On this day in history th to de Weeme, painter   

Jul 29   In the year 1878 don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel)   

Jul 30   German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) in the year 1878.   

Aug 03   Constantino Gaito, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 13   On this day in history leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer   

Aug 14   In the year 1878 harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)   

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) 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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.   

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