Page 7: Historical Events In 1878

Aug 17   Reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history richard Upjohn, US architect, died   

Aug 18   Fritz Brun, composer in the year 1878.   

Aug 19   On this day in history manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, 1st president of Philippines (1935-42)   

Aug 21   In the year 1878 american Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY   

Aug 23   Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1878.   

Aug 27   In the year 1878 joseph John Richards, composer   

Aug 28   George Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934) in the year 1878.   

Aug 30   On this day in history paul Hazard, French literature historian   

Aug 31   Albert Riemenschneider, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 01   1st female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) in the year 1878.   

Sep 01   The first female telephone operator starts work (Emma Nutt in Boston) in the year 1878.   

Sep 02   In the year 1878 werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr   

Sep 03   On this day in history england's Princess Alice sinks; 645 die   

Sep 09   Jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Cleopatra Needle installed in London on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Sep 16   Karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes) in the year 1878.   

Sep 17   In the year 1878 vincenzo Tommasini, composer   

Sep 20   In the year 1878 the birth of Upton Sinclair, American novelist   

Sep 20   Upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle) in the year 1878.   

Sep 22   In the year 1878 shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54)   

Sep 30   On this day in history 1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii   

Sep 30   First Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii on this day in history.   

Oct 01   On this day in history othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie)   

Oct 02   Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist on this day in history.   

Oct 05   On this day in history louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem)   

Oct 09   Robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure) on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Karl Buresch, Austria politician on this day in history.   

Oct 15   Edison Electric Light Company incorporated in the year 1878.   

Oct 15   On this day in history paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940)   

Oct 16   Carlos Pedrell, composer in the year 1878.   

Oct 17   On this day in history andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai   

Oct 18   Edison makes electricity available for household usage in the year 1878.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

Jan 04   In the year 1878 birth of augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961)   

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   George Cruikshank, English illustrator (Grimm), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1878 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   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.