Historical Events In 1878

Jan 01   In the year 1878 edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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

Jan 04   Sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   On this day in history the birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet   

Jan 08   In the year 1878 secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

Jan 09   Umberto I becomes King of Italy in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history uS Senate proposes female suffrage   

Jan 11   On this day in history theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   In the year 1878 ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 14   In the year 1878 the first private connection by telephone in Great Britain is made on the Isle of Wight when Queen Victoria speaks to Thomas Biddulph.   

Jan 14   In the year 1878 uS Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional   

Jan 14   In the year 1878 victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer   

Jan 15   Johanna Muller-Hermann, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history captain Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.   

Jan 16   Harry Carey Sr, Bronx NY, actor (Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force) on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1878 oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)   

Jan 18   On this day in history hendrik Baels, Belgian politician   

Jan 19   On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Jan 20   In the year 1878 finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers)   

Jan 21   Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) in the year 1878.   

Jan 22   On this day in history canada wins right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties   

Jan 22   On this day in history constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool)   

Jan 23   On this day in history oton Zupancic, Slovenian poet (Zimzelen pod Snegom)   

Jan 24   In the year 1878 the revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, the Governor of Saint Petersburg.   

Jan 25   On this day in history turkish steamer becomes the first ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat   

Jan 26   In the year 1878 a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)   

Jan 28   1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT) in the year 1878.   

Jan 28   On this day in history first telephone exchange (New Haven CT) , and George W Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator   

Jan 28   Walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron) in the year 1878.   

Jan 29   Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1878 willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1878 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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 07   In the year 1878 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   Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788) died in the year 1878.   

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