Page 9: Historical Events In 1878

Dec 12   Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch" on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1878 hans Carossa, writer   

Dec 18   French SS Byzantin sinks after collision in Dardanellen, 210 killed on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Anton Lajovic, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 25   Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies in the year 1878.   

Dec 25   In the year 1878 w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)   

Dec 26   On this day in history 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia   

Dec 26   In the year 1878 first US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia   

Dec 26   In the year 1878 isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)   

Dec 26   John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia in the year 1878.   

Dec 28   In the year 1878 jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90   

Dec 28   On this day in history pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism   

Dec 28   Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) in the year 1878.   

Dec 31   Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born on this day in history.   

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   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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