Page 7: Historical Events In 1878

Aug 17   Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) in the year 1878.   

Aug 17   Richard Upjohn, US architect, died in the year 1878.   

Aug 18   Fritz Brun, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 19   Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42) in the year 1878.   

Aug 21   American Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY in the year 1878.   

Aug 23   Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1878.   

Aug 27   Joseph John Richards, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 28   On this day in history george Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934)   

Aug 30   Paul Hazard, French literature historian in the year 1878.   

Aug 31   Albert Riemenschneider, composer in the year 1878.   

Sep 01   In the year 1878 1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston)   

Sep 01   The first female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) in the year 1878.   

Sep 02   Werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr on this day in history.   

Sep 03   England's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18 in the year 1878.   

Sep 12   In the year 1878 cleopatra Needle installed in London   

Sep 12   In the year 1878 friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83   

Sep 16   Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes) on this day in history.   

Sep 17   Vincenzo Tommasini, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 20   The birth of Upton Sinclair, American novelist on this day in history.   

Sep 20   Upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle) in the year 1878.   

Sep 22   In the year 1878 shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)   

Sep 30   On this day in history 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii   

Sep 30   First Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii in the year 1878.   

Oct 01   On this day in history othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)   

Oct 02   Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist in the year 1878.   

Oct 05   Louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure) in the year 1878.   

Oct 12   On this day in history karl Buresch, Austria politician   

Oct 15   On this day in history edison Electric Light Company incorporated   

Oct 15   In the year 1878 paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940)   

Oct 16   Carlos Pedrell, composer in the year 1878.   

Oct 17   Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai in the year 1878.   

Oct 18   In the year 1878 edison makes electricity available for household usage   

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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   In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 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   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   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 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   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59