Historical Events In 1878

Feb 01   Hattie Wyatt Caraway, politician/teacher/1st woman elected to senate on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Greece declares war on Turkey on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Joseph Gordon Coates, PM of New Zealand (1925-28) in the year 1878.   

Feb 06   In the year 1878 waclaw Gieburowski, composer   

Feb 07   Ossip Gabrilovich, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)   

Feb 10   Peace of Zanjón on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1878 peace of Zanjón   

Feb 10   Peter Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F, premieres in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 11   In the year 1878 first weekly Weather report published in UK   

Feb 12   In the year 1878 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   Silver dollar became US legal tender in the year 1878.   

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

Feb 17   On this day in history 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   Peter D Regout, industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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   Thomas Edison patents the phonograph on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 21   Fritz Cortolezis, composer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 22   Franz Hunten, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history greenback Labor Party formed (Toledo OH)   

Feb 22   Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history uS congress authorizes large-size silver certificate   

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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   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   On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

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

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

Jan 07   In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

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

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.