Historical Events In 1878

Aug 17   In the year 1878 reg Duff, cricketer (Australian bat, century on debut 1902)   

Aug 17   In the year 1878 richard Upjohn, US architect, died   

Aug 18   On this day in history fritz Brun, composer   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history american Bar Association organizes at Sarasota, NY   

Aug 23   On this day in history adolf Fredrik Lindblad, composer, dies at 77   

Aug 27   On this day in history joseph John Richards, composer   

Aug 28   In the year 1878 george Hoyt Whipple, US, astrophysicist (Nobel-1934)   

Aug 30   Paul Hazard, French literature historian in the year 1878.   

Aug 31   In the year 1878 albert Riemenschneider, composer   

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

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

Sep 02   On this day in history werner von Blomberg, German minister of Reichswehr   

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

Sep 09   On this day in history jacobo Ficher, composer, dies at 18   

Sep 12   In the year 1878 cleopatra Needle installed in London   

Sep 12   Friedrich August von Alberti, geologist (Triasic Age), dies at 83 in the year 1878.   

Sep 16   On this day in history karl Albiker, German sculptor (German Art, female nudes)   

Sep 17   On this day in history vincenzo Tommasini, composer   

Sep 20   On this day in history the birth of Upton Sinclair, American novelist   

Sep 20   Upton Beall Sinclair, US writer (Jungle) on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese PM (most of 1946-54) in the year 1878.   

Sep 30   1st Portuguese immigrants arrive in Hawaii in the year 1878.   

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

Oct 01   Othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie) in the year 1878.   

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

Oct 05   In the year 1878 louise Dresser, [Kerlin], Evansville IN, actress (Maid of Salem)   

Oct 09   In the year 1878 robert Warwick, [Bien], Sacramento CA, actor (Falcon's Adventure)   

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

Oct 15   In the year 1878 edison Electric Light Company incorporated   

Oct 15   Paul Reynaud, premier France (May-June 1940) in the year 1878.   

Oct 16   Carlos Pedrell, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Andrei N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai in the year 1878.   

Oct 18   In the year 1878 edison makes electricity available for household usage   

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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   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   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history 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   François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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.