Famous Deaths In 1878

Jan 07 On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)  

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 On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67  

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 On this day in history 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.  

Feb 18 Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61 in the year 1878.  

Feb 22 On this day in history franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84  

Mar 16 William Banting, English undertaker, dies in the year 1878.  

Mar 20 On this day in history death of julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)  

Mar 24 Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1878.  

Mar 27 Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1878.  

Apr 01 On this day in history eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56  

Apr 04 In the year 1878 death of richard Brewer, American gunslinger/cowboy (b. 1850)  

Apr 05 Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Apr 12 William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 21 Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1878.  

Apr 23 Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 25 On this day in history death of anna Sewell, English author (b. 1820)  

May 14 Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830) died in the year 1878.  

May 22 Franz von Holstein, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

May 27 In the year 1878 carlo Marsili, composer, dies at 49  

May 28 John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792) died on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Gottfried Herrmann, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1878.  

Jun 12 Hendrik J Jut, Dutch murderer [Head of Jut], dies at 26 in the year 1878.  

Jun 16 Crawford Long, American physician (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Jun 23 George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81 in the year 1878.  

Jun 26 Mercedes of Orleans, queen of Spain (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Jul 02 On this day in history francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61  

Jul 07 On this day in history death of yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (b. 1847)  

Jul 17 On this day in history aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65  

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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)  

Jan 04 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.  

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 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.