Page 9: Historical Events In 1878

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

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)   

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   On this day in history isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)   

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 in the year 1878.   

Dec 28   In the year 1878 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 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   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 in the year 1878.   

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   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 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

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