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   On this day in history rudolf Nelson, composer   

Apr 10   On this day in history calif St Cable Car RR Co starts service   

Apr 11   On this day in history j Coggia discovers asteroid #187 Lamberta   

Apr 12   Richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history william M "Boss" Tweed, NY politician, dies   

Apr 15   On this day in history harley Procter introduces Ivory Soap   

Apr 15   On this day in history robert Walser, writer   

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

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

Apr 21   In the year 1878 first Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn   

Apr 21   Temistocle Solera, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1878.   

Apr 21   In the year 1878 the ship Azor leaves Charleston with 206 blacks for Liberia   

Apr 22   In the year 1878 kitty Gordon, Folkestone England, entertainer   

Apr 23   1st Dutch test drive of steam tram on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Friedrich Preller, landscape painter, dies in the year 1878.   

Apr 26   Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds, We Live Again) in the year 1878.   

Apr 28   Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Phila, actor (Free Soul, Dr Kildare) on this day in history.   

Apr 28   The birth of Lionel Barrymore, American actor in the year 1878.   

May 02   In the year 1878 uS stops minting 20 cent coin   

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   Phonograph shown for first time at Grand Opera House in the year 1878.   

May 08   1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines on this day in history.   

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

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

May 14   On this day in history vaseline is 1st sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

May 14   On this day in history vaseline is first sold (registered trademark for petroleum jelly)   

May 15   On this day in history francisco Pujol, composer   

May 16   In the year 1878 taylor Holmes, Newark NJ, actor (Tobor the Great, Beware My Lovely)   

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

May 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1878 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 06   Carl Sandburg, US, poet/biographer of Lincoln (The People, Yes) was born in the year 1878.   

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   In the year 1878 birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

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   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   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 in the year 1878.