Page 8: Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   In the year 1878 james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

Oct 21   German republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism" in the year 1878.   

Oct 22   On this day in history the first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton.   

Oct 24   Hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram) on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1878 ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89   

Oct 25   Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher in the year 1878.   

Oct 26   In the year 1878 australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria.   

Oct 29   In the year 1878 alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

Nov 01   Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1878 edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)   

Nov 06   Ernest Irving, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo   

Nov 07   On this day in history lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium)   

Nov 08   On this day in history marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899)   

Nov 10   On this day in history aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow   

Nov 13   In the year 1878 john C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44)   

Nov 15   Bela Reinitz, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1878 first assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy.   

Nov 17   In the year 1878 grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau)   

Nov 21   In the year 1878 gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice   

Nov 23   In the year 1878 andre Caplet, composer   

Nov 24   Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian in the year 1878.   

Nov 25   In the year 1878 georg Kaiser, writer   

Nov 27   Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1878 marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78   

Dec 01   In the year 1878 1st White House telephone installed   

Dec 01   In the year 1878 arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65)   

Dec 01   In the year 1878 first White House telephone installed   

Dec 03   In the year 1878 settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel   

Dec 05   Arrigo Pedrollo, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 07   In the year 1878 akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)   

Dec 09   In the year 1878 joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500   

Dec 10   In the year 1878 rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 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.