Historical Events In 1878

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

Jun 25   On this day in history jean Gallon, composer   

Jun 26   Albert Siklos, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT in the year 1878.   

Jul 01   Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization in the year 1878.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 05   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jul 09   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500   

Jul 13   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist   

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

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

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

Jul 23   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1878.   

Jul 27   In the year 1878 th to de Weeme, painter   

Jul 29   Don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel) in the year 1878.   

Jul 30   German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election in the year 1878.   

Aug 02   On this day in history aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales)   

Aug 03   Constantino Gaito, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1878 leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer   

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   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

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