Historical Events In 1878

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history sofia is emancipated from Ottoman rule.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) on this day in history.   

Jan 06   The birth of Carl Sandburg, American poet on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley in the year 1878.   

Jan 09   On this day in history umberto I becomes King of Italy.   

Jan 09   In the year 1878 victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 10   US Senate proposes female suffrage in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jan 14   The first private connection by telephone in Great Britain is made on the Isle of Wight when Queen Victoria speaks to Thomas Biddulph on this day in history.   

Jan 14   US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history 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) in the year 1878.   

Jan 17   On this day in history oscar Apfel, Cleve, actor (Abraham Lincoln, Inspiration, Before Dawn)   

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

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.   

Jan 20   Finlay Currie, Scotland, actor (Quo Vadis, Ivanhoe, Avengers) in the year 1878.   

Jan 21   Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 22   In the year 1878 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   Turkish steamer becomes the first ship to be sunk by a torpedo, fired from a Russian boat in the year 1878.   

Jan 26   On this day in history a W "Dave" Nourse, cricketer ("Grand Old Man" of S African cricket)   

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

Jan 28   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil   

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   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

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

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

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

Feb 17   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59