Historical Events In 1878

Apr 07   On this day in history c M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06)   

Apr 08   On this day in history rudolf Nelson, composer   

Apr 10   In the year 1878 calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service   

Apr 11   J Coggia discovers asteroid #187 Lamberta in the year 1878.   

Apr 12   In the year 1878 richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist   

Apr 12   William M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies in the year 1878.   

Apr 15   Harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Robert Walser, writer on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 1878 r E "Tip" Foster, cricketer (287 on debut England v Aust SCG 1903)   

Apr 21   Albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

Apr 21   First Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn in the year 1878.   

Apr 21   Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Apr 21   The ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia on this day in history.   

Apr 22   On this day in history kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer   

Apr 23   In the year 1878 1st Dutch test drive of steam tram   

Apr 23   On this day in history friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies   

Apr 26   On this day in history ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again)   

Apr 28   On this day in history lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare)   

Apr 28   On this day in history the birth of Lionel Barrymore, American actor   

May 02   US stops minting 20 cent coin in the year 1878.   

May 02   US stops minting 20¢ coin on this day in history.   

May 04   Phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House in the year 1878.   

May 04   On this day in history phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House   

May 08   1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines in the year 1878.   

May 10   In the year 1878 gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926)   

May 11   On this day in history mr Reyskens, oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever   

May 14   Vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1878 vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

May 15   In the year 1878 francisco Pujol, composer   

May 16   Taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely) in the year 1878.   

May 19   On this day in history adam von Ahn Carse, composer   

May 19   On this day in history blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by Pres Garfield   

May 19   In the year 1878 blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield   

May 21   On this day in history 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1878 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   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   Victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

Feb 08   In the year 1878 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