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

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   Nico van Suchtelen, Dutch publisher in the year 1878.   

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

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

Nov 01   Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentina, jurist (Nobel Peace Prize 1936) in the year 1878.   

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

Nov 07   On this day in history lise Meitner, Austrian/Swedish physicist (Protactinium)   

Nov 08   In the year 1878 marshall Walter "Major" Taylor, world champion cyclist (1899)   

Nov 10   In the year 1878 aleksandr Ostrovsky's "Bespridannitsa," premieres in Moscow   

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

Nov 15   On this day in history bela Reinitz, composer   

Nov 17   In the year 1878 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   On this day in history gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice   

Nov 23   In the year 1878 andre Caplet, composer   

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

Nov 25   On this day in history georg Kaiser, writer   

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

Nov 28   On this day in history jozef van Mierlo, Belgian Jesuit/literary (Hadewych)   

Nov 28   Marco Aurelio Zani de Ferranti, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1878.   

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

Dec 01   Arthur B Spingarn, US NAACP-chairman (1940-65) on this day in history.   

Dec 01   First White House telephone installed in the year 1878.   

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

Dec 05   In the year 1878 arrigo Pedrollo, composer   

Dec 07   On this day in history akiko Yosano, Japan, poet (Tangled Hair)   

Dec 09   In the year 1878 joseph Pulitzer buys St Louis Dispatch for $2,500   

Dec 10   Rajaji, India's freedom fighter and the first Governor General of independent India (d.1972) in the year 1878.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1878 birth of edwin Franko Goldman, composer   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Augustus John, Welsh painter (d. 1961) was born in the year 1878.   

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   Theodorus Pangalos, Greek general/dictator (1926) was born in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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 in the year 1878.   

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   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet, dies at 59 on this day in history.