Historical Events In 1878

Mar 01   First winter ascent of Aneto in the year 1878.   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history wander J de Haas, Dutch physicist/son-in-law of Lorentz   

Mar 03   Bulgaria liberated from Turkey (Peace of San Stefano) on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1878 karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)   

Mar 12   Gemma Galgani, Italian saint on this day in history.   

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   Carel T Scharten, Dutch poet/writer (Forces of the Future) in the year 1878.   

Mar 15   Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century) on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history clemens A Graaf von Galen, cardinal/bishop of Munster/anti-nazi   

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

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

Mar 21   In the year 1878 thurlow Weed Lieurance, composer   

Mar 22   On this day in history in Victoria BC R. B. McMicking demonstrates Victoria's first 2 telephones   

Mar 23   Franz Schrecker, composer in the year 1878.   

Mar 24   In the year 1878 albin Masek, composer, dies at 73   

Mar 24   In the year 1878 british frigate Eurydice sunk; 300 lost   

Mar 24   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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 25   In the year 1878 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   Sabi Game Reserve, world's first official designated game reserve, opens on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Dobri Voynikov, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1878.   

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

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is 1st black to hold a heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Jack Johnson is first black to hold a heavyweight boxing title in the year 1878.   

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

Apr 01   Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   Eugene Gautier, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1878.   

Apr 02   1st issue of Rotterdam's Newspaper on this day in history.   

Apr 05   Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Carl Emil Theodor Ehrenberg, composer on this day in history.   

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

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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 in the year 1878.   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

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

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   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 in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

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   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