Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1878

Jul 23 In the year 1878 miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70  

Jul 28 On this day in history death of george Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (b. 1820)  

Aug 17 In the year 1878 death of richard Upjohn, US architect, died  

Aug 23 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1878.  

Sep 09 Jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18 on this day in history.  

Sep 12 In the year 1878 friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83  

Oct 25 In the year 1878 ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89  

Nov 28 Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1878.  

Dec 19 On this day in history death of bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825)  

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

Dec 28 Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 in the year 1878.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)