Historical Events In 1878

Dec 12   Joseph Pulitzer begins publishing "St Louis Dispatch" on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Hans Carossa, writer on this day in history.   

Dec 18   French SS Byzantin sinks after collision in Dardanellen, 210 killed on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Anton Lajovic, composer in the year 1878.   

Dec 25   Anna Claypoole Peale, US painter of miniatures, dies on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1878 w Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)   

Dec 26   1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia in the year 1878.   

Dec 26   First US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Dec 26   On this day in history isaiah Bowman, US, geography/co-founder (Geographical Review)   

Dec 26   John Wanamaker installed electric lights in his department store in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Pope Leo XIII encyclical on socialism in the year 1878.   

Dec 28   On this day in history pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism)   

Dec 31   Horacio Quiroga, Uruguayan author/poet (El Crimen del Otro) in the year 1878.   

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Jan 01   Edwin Franko Goldman, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist and engineer (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Alfred Edgar Coppard, England, writer (Black Dogs & Other Stories) was born in the year 1878.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of ferenc Molnar, Hungarian/US playwright (A Pal Utrai Fiuk)   

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