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 in the year 1878.   

Jun 26   Albert Siklos, composer in the year 1878.   

Jun 27   Jean François van Royen, Dutch bibliophile/secretary-general of PTT on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1878 treaty of Berlin divide Africa up for colonization   

Jul 02   On this day in history francois-Emmanuel-Joseph Bazin, composer, dies at 61   

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

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

Jul 05   Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer in the year 1878.   

Jul 05   The coat of arms of the Baku governorate was established in the year 1878.   

Jul 07   Social-Democratic United forms in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Jul 09   An improved corncob pipe patented by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo in the year 1878.   

Jul 09   On this day in history an improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo   

Jul 12   Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500 in the year 1878.   

Jul 13   Congress of Berlin discusses division of African colonization ends in the year 1878.   

Jul 13   Treaty of Berlin amended terms of Treaty of San Stefano in the year 1878.   

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

Jul 17   On this day in history aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi, Italian/Aust poet (Tre Fiumi), dies at 65   

Jul 17   Henri Zagwijn, composer in the year 1878.   

Jul 19   On this day in history robert H Woltjer, classical/AR-1st-Member of parliament (About Plato)   

Jul 20   1st telephone introduced in Hawaii in the year 1878.   

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

Jul 22   In the year 1878 lucien Febvre, French historian (Un destin: Martin Luther)   

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 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 in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Constantino Gaito, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 13   On this day in history leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, composer   

Aug 14   In the year 1878 harald Kidde, Danish writer (Aage og Else)   

Aug 15   In the year 1878 pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970) was born in the year 1878.   

Jan 11   In the year 1878 birth of theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926)   

Jan 12   Ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk) was born in the year 1878.   

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 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   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   Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 in the year 1878.