Page 8: Historical Events In 1878

Oct 18   On this day in history james Truslow Adams, historian (Pul-1921, Founding of New England)   

Oct 21   On this day in history german republic chancellor Bismarck delegates end of "Socialism"   

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

Oct 24   On this day in history hermann Claudius, German folk poet (Meister Bertram)   

Oct 25   On this day in history ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer, dies at 89   

Oct 25   In the year 1878 nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher   

Oct 26   In the year 1878 australian bushranger Ned Kelly shoots and kills three police officers at Stringybark Creek, Victoria.   

Oct 29   In the year 1878 alex E von Falkenhausen, German general (China, WW II)   

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

Nov 01   Edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) in the year 1878.   

Nov 06   In the year 1878 ernest Irving, composer   

Nov 06   Henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter," premieres in Oslo on this day in history.   

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

Nov 08   On this day in history marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899)   

Nov 10   On this day in history aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow   

Nov 13   John C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname (1933-44) in the year 1878.   

Nov 15   In the year 1878 bela Reinitz, composer   

Nov 17   First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Grace Abbott, Grand Island Neb, social worker (US Children Bureau) in the year 1878.   

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

Nov 23   In the year 1878 andre Caplet, composer   

Nov 24   Mark N Tod, English classicist/historian in the year 1878.   

Nov 25   On this day in history georg Kaiser, writer   

Nov 27   Mabel Wheeler Daniels, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 28   In the year 1878 jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)   

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

Dec 01   On this day in history 1st White House telephone installed   

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

Dec 01   In the year 1878 first White House telephone installed   

Dec 03   Settlers arrive at Petach Tikvah Israel on this day in history.   

Dec 05   Arrigo Pedrollo, composer in the year 1878.   

Dec 07   In the year 1878 akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)   

Dec 09   On this day in history joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500   

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

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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   In the year 1878 birth of alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories)   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1878 death of françois-Vincent Raspail, French chemist (b. 1794)   

Jan 09   On this day in history victor Emmanuel II, king of Sard (1849-61)/Italy (1861-78), dies at 57   

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   In the year 1878 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