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   Albert Siklos, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 27   In the year 1878 jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT   

Jul 01   On this day in history treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization   

Jul 02   Francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jul 05   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer on this day in history.   

Jul 05   On this day in history the coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.   

Jul 07   Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam in the year 1878.   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1878 fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500   

Jul 13   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1878 treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano   

Jul 15   Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65 in the year 1878.   

Jul 17   Henri Zagwijn, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1878 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 20   On this day in history the first telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 22   On this day in history lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther)   

Jul 23   Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1878.   

Jul 24   Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1878 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   Th to de Weeme, painter on this day in history.   

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

Jul 30   In the year 1878 german anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election   

Aug 02   Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1878 constantino Gaito, composer   

Aug 13   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 14   Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else) in the year 1878.   

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 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   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.   

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   On this day in history 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   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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