Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1878

Jul 23 Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1878.  

Jul 28 George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (b. 1820) died on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Richard Upjohn, US architect, died died in the year 1878.  

Aug 23 Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 09 Jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18 in the year 1878.  

Sep 12 Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83 in the year 1878.  

Oct 25 Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1878.  

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

Dec 19 Bayard Taylor, American author and poet (b. 1825) died in the year 1878.  

Dec 25 On this day in history anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)  

Jan 04 In the year 1878 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)  

Jan 06 Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)