Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   In the year 1878 james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

Oct 21   German republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism" on this day in history.   

Oct 22   The first rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, between Broughton and Swinton on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In the year 1878 hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram)   

Oct 25   In the year 1878 ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89   

Oct 25   On this day in history nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher   

Oct 26   On this day in history australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria.   

Oct 29   Alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II) on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1878 carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936)   

Nov 01   In the year 1878 edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)   

Nov 06   In the year 1878 ernest Irving, composer   

Nov 06   In the year 1878 henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo   

Nov 07   Lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium) in the year 1878.   

Nov 08   Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899) on this day in history.   

Nov 10   Aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow on this day in history.   

Nov 13   On this day in history john C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44)   

Nov 15   Bela Reinitz, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history first assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy.   

Nov 17   Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1878 gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice   

Nov 23   Andre Caplet, composer in the year 1878.   

Nov 24   In the year 1878 mark N Tod, English classicist/historian   

Nov 25   In the year 1878 georg Kaiser, writer   

Nov 27   On this day in history mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer   

Nov 28   Jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych) on this day in history.   

Nov 28   Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Dec 01   1st White House telephone installed in the year 1878.   

Dec 01   Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) in the year 1878.   

Dec 01   On this day in history first White House telephone installed   

Dec 03   Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel in the year 1878.   

Dec 05   Arrigo Pedrollo, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair) in the year 1878.   

Dec 09   Joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500 in the year 1878.   

Dec 10   Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) on this day in history.   

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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   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

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   On this day in history birth of dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)   

Jan 11   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83   

Feb 17   On this day in history jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59