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) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 08   On this day in history secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley   

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

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

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

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

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   US Supreme court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Victor A D Segalen, [Max Anely], French writer on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1878 johanna Muller-Hermann, composer   

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

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

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

Jan 18   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer (Der Partylowe)   

Jan 22   Canada wins right to decide whether or not to be included in British trade treaties in the year 1878.   

Jan 22   Constance Collier, Windsor England, actress/writer (Kitty, Whirlpool) in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   First telephone exchange (New Haven CT) , and George W Coy hired as first full-time telephone operator in the year 1878.   

Jan 28   On this day in history walter Kollo [Kollodziepski], German composer (Der Juxbaron)   

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

Jan 31   On this day in history willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist   

Feb 01   On this day in history george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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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 in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1878 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   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.   

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

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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