Page 2: Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   In the year 1878 hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate   

Feb 02   In the year 1878 christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)   

Feb 02   Greece declares war on Turkey in the year 1878.   

Feb 03   On this day in history joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28)   

Feb 06   In the year 1878 waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer in the year 1878.   

Feb 07   On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

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

Feb 08   Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1878 peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1878 peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres   

Feb 11   1st US bicycle club, Boston Bicycle Club, forms in the year 1878.   

Feb 11   On this day in history first weekly Weather report published in UK   

Feb 12   On this day in history frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)   

Feb 12   Frederick Thayer patents the catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Selim Palmgren, Finnish pianist/composer/conductor (Peter Schlemihl) in the year 1878.   

Feb 16   On this day in history silver dollar became US legal tender   

Feb 16   On this day in history the Silver Dollar was introduced as a U.S. coin.   

Feb 17   In the year 1878 1st telephone exchange in SF opens with 18 phones   

Feb 17   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59   

Feb 18   John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jessie Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76   

Feb 19   On this day in history charles F Daubigny, French restaurateur/painter, dies at 61   

Feb 19   Thomas Alva Edison patents gramophone (phonograph) on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1878 thomas Edison patents the phonograph   

Feb 19   On this day in history thomas Edison receives a patent for his cylinder-playing music player (forerunner of the "modern day" phonograph).   

Feb 21   In the year 1878 1st telephone book issued, 50 subscribers (New Harbor, Connecticut)   

Feb 21   On this day in history fritz Cortolezis, composer   

Feb 21   The first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT) in the year 1878.   

Feb 22   In the year 1878 franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84   

Feb 22   In the year 1878 greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH)   

Feb 22   In the year 1878 greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio)   

Feb 28   US congress authorizes large-size silver certificate in the year 1878.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1878 birth of carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes)   

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 07   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died in the year 1878.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

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   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59