Famous Deaths In 1878

Jul 23 Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 28 George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (b. 1820) died in the year 1878.  

Aug 17 On this day in history 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 Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1878.  

Nov 28 On this day in history marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born on this day in history.