Page 6: Historical Events In 1878

Jun 23   George Backing, English sea officer/explorer (B's River), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Jean Gallon, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Albert Siklos, composer in the year 1878.   

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT in the year 1878.   

Jul 01   Treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization in the year 1878.   

Jul 02   In the year 1878 francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

Jul 03   George M Cohan, actor/singer (Phantom Pres, Give My Regards to Bdwy) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history john Wise of Lancaster, PA was the pilot for the maiden flight of a dirigible.   

Jul 05   In the year 1878 joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer   

Jul 05   On this day in history the coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established.   

Jul 07   Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam in the year 1878.   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo on this day in history.   

Jul 09   In the year 1878 an improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo   

Jul 12   Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends on this day in history.   

Jul 13   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1878 willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist   

Jul 17   In the year 1878 aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65   

Jul 17   Henri Zagwijn, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato) in the year 1878.   

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st telephone introduced in Hawaii   

Jul 20   The first telephone introduced in Hawaii on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Lord Dunsany, [Edward JMD Plunkett], Irish sci-fi writer (Time & Gods) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1878 in California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.   

Jul 27   Th to de Weeme, painter on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1878 don Marquis, Ill, journalist/poet (archy & mehitabel)   

Jul 30   German anti-semitism begins during the Reichstag election in the year 1878.   

Aug 02   Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) in the year 1878.   

Aug 03   On this day in history constantino Gaito, composer   

Aug 13   Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 14   Harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else) on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) in the year 1878.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

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

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1878 henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist, dies at 67   

Feb 01   In the year 1878 george Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85   

Feb 07   On this day in history pius IX, "Pio Nono", [Giovanni Ferretti], Pope (1846-78), dies at 85   

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