Page 4: Historical Events In 1878

Apr 07   C M M Hathorn, cricketer (South African Test centurion in 1905-06) on this day in history.   

Apr 08   Rudolf Nelson, composer in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap   

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

Apr 16   R E "Tip" Foster, cricketer (287 on debut England v Aust SCG 1903) on this day in history.   

Apr 21   In the year 1878 albert Weisgerber, German painter/graphic artist   

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

Apr 21   On this day in history temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62   

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

Apr 22   In the year 1878 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   In the year 1878 ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again)   

Apr 28   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.   

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

May 04   In the year 1878 phonograph shown for 1st time at Grand Opera House   

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 on this day in history.   

May 10   Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923, Nobel 1926) in the year 1878.   

May 11   In the year 1878 mr Reyskens, oldest male resident of Netherlands, ever   

May 14   In the year 1878 vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

May 14   Vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly) in the year 1878.   

May 15   On this day in history francisco Pujol, composer   

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

May 19   Adam von Ahn Carse, composer on this day in history.   

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

May 19   Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield in the year 1878.   

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

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

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 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   In the year 1878 birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

Jan 18   In the year 1878 death of antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)   

Jan 19   Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67 in the year 1878.   

Feb 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1878 jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59