Page 9: Historical Events In 1878

Dec 12   Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch" in the year 1878.   

Dec 15   Hans Carossa, writer in the year 1878.   

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

Dec 19   In the year 1878 anton Lajovic, composer   

Dec 25   In the year 1878 anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies   

Dec 25   W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise) in the year 1878.   

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

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

Dec 26   Isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review) on this day in history.   

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

Dec 28   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1878 pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism   

Dec 28   Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism) on this day in history.   

Dec 31   On this day in history horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Next Page »

Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.   

Jan 09   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 in the year 1878.   

Jan 18   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.