Page 7: Historical Events In 1878

Aug 17   Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Richard Upjohn, US architect, died on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1878 fritz Brun, composer   

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

Aug 21   In the year 1878 american Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY   

Aug 23   On this day in history adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77   

Aug 27   In the year 1878 joseph John Richards, composer   

Aug 28   George Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Paul Hazard, French literature historian on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Albert Riemenschneider, composer in the year 1878.   

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

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

Sep 02   In the year 1878 werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr   

Sep 03   In the year 1878 england's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die   

Sep 09   In the year 1878 jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18   

Sep 12   Cleopatra Needle installed in London in the year 1878.   

Sep 12   On this day in history friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83   

Sep 16   Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes) in the year 1878.   

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

Sep 20   The birth of Upton Sinclair, American novelist in the year 1878.   

Sep 20   In the year 1878 upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle)   

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

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

Sep 30   On this day in history first Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii   

Oct 01   In the year 1878 othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)   

Oct 02   In the year 1878 francois C Schlumberger, French physicist   

Oct 05   In the year 1878 louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem)   

Oct 09   On this day in history robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure)   

Oct 12   Karl Buresch, Austria politician in the year 1878.   

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

Oct 15   On this day in history paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940)   

Oct 16   On this day in history carlos Pedrell, composer   

Oct 17   On this day in history andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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 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 in the year 1878.   

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