Page 3: Historical Events In 1878

Mar 01   In the year 1878 first winter ascent of Aneto   

Mar 01   Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano) in the year 1878.   

Mar 10   Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea) on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1878 gemma Galgani, Italian saint   

Mar 13   On this day in history oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match   

Mar 13   Oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match on this day in history.   

Mar 14   In the year 1878 carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future)   

Mar 15   In the year 1878 hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)   

Mar 16   Clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1878 william Banting, English undertaker, dies   

Mar 20   On this day in history postmaster-General John Delaney and meteorologist John Higgins install Newfoundland's first telephone.   

Mar 21   In the year 1878 thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer   

Mar 22   In the year 1878 in Victoria BC R. B. McMicking demonstrates Victoria's first 2 telephones   

Mar 23   On this day in history franz Schrecker, composer   

Mar 24   Albin Masek, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1878.   

Mar 24   On this day in history british frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost   

Mar 24   In the year 1878 hMS Eurydice, a training ship, sank in a freak squall off Ventnor, Isle of Wight with the loss of 330 lives. Only 2 were saved.   

Mar 24   On this day in history top Naeff, [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff], Dutch writer   

Mar 25   On this day in history henry graaf de Baillet-Latour, Belgian pres of IOC (1925-42)   

Mar 26   Hastings College of Law founded on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1878 sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens   

Mar 27   In the year 1878 dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44   

Mar 27   In the year 1878 sir George Gilbert Scott, English architect whose designs include the Albert memorial in Hyde Park, London, dies.   

Mar 31   In the year 1878 jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 31   In the year 1878 jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title   

Mar 31   On this day in history jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)   

Apr 01   In the year 1878 carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa)   

Apr 01   In the year 1878 eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56   

Apr 02   In the year 1878 1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper   

Apr 05   Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1878.   

Apr 06   Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer in the year 1878.   

Apr 06   Prosper Henry discovers asteroid #186 Celuta on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

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

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1878 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   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.   

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   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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