1878
James O. Richardson, American admiral (died 1974)
James Otto Richardson was an admiral in the United States Navy who served from 1902 to 1947.
James O. Richardson, American admiral (died 1974)
The 1870s
Explore 883 historical events from 1870–1879.
1878
Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist (died 1968)
Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. was an American author, muckraker journalist, and political activist, and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California. He wrote nearly 100…
Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist (died 1968)
1878
Francisco Lagos Cházaro, acting president of Mexico (died 1932)
Francisco Jerónimo de Jesús Lagos Cházaro Mortero was the acting President of Mexico designated by the Convention of Aguascalientes from 9 June to 10 October 1915.
Francisco Lagos Cházaro, acting president of Mexico (died 1932)
1878
Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (born 1795)
Anselme Payen was a French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase, and the carbohydrate cellulose.
Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (born 1795)
1878
Joseph Henry, American physicist and academic (born 1797)
Joseph Henry was an American physicist and inventor who served as the first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He was the secretary for the National Institute for the Promot…
Joseph Henry, American physicist and academic (born 1797)
1878
Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (born 1830)
Ōkubo Toshimichi was a Japanese statesman and samurai of the Satsuma Domain. Regarded as one of the main founders of modern Japan, he was one of the "Three Great Nobles" who led th…
Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (born 1830)
1878
Anna Sewell, English author (born 1820)
Anna Sewell was an English novelist who is known for her only book, Black Beauty, a novel about a horse. She was born into a Quaker family in Norfolk and moved to London as a baby.…
Anna Sewell, English author (born 1820)
1878
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1792)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and …
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1792)
1878
Robert Stirling, Scottish minister and engineer, invented the stirling engine (born 1790)
Robert Stirling was a Scottish clergyman and engineer. He invented the Stirling engine and was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame in 2014.
Robert Stirling, Scottish minister and engineer, invented the stirling engine (born 1790)
1878
Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (born 1815)
Crawford Williamson Long was an American surgeon and pharmacist best known for his first use of inhaled sulfuric ether as an anesthetic.
Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (born 1815)
1878
Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese painter (born 1781)
Kikuchi Yōsai , also known as Kikuchi Takeyasu and Kawahara Ryōhei, was a Japanese painter most famous for his monochrome portraits of historical figures.
Kikuchi Yōsai, Japanese painter (born 1781)
1878
Mercedes of Orléans (born 1860)
María de las Mercedes of Orléans was Queen of Spain as the first wife of King Alfonso XII. She was born in Madrid, the daughter of Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and Infanta …
Mercedes of Orléans (born 1860)
1878
Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (born 1800)
Sidney Breese, a lawyer, soldier, author and jurist born in New York, became an early Illinois pioneer and represented the state in the United States Senate as well as served as Ch…
Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (born 1800)
1878
Mercedes of Orléans, Queen Consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain (born 1860)
María de las Mercedes of Orléans was Queen of Spain as the first wife of King Alfonso XII. She was born in Madrid, the daughter of Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and Infanta …
Mercedes of Orléans, Queen Consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain (born 1860)
1878
Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet and politician (born 1812)
Aleardo Aleardi, born Gaetano Maria, was an Italian poet who belonged to the so-called Neo-romanticists.
Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet and politician (born 1812)
1878
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1847)
Yegor (Egor) Ivanovich Zolotaryov was a Russian mathematician.
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1847)
1878
Sam Bass, American outlaw (born 1851)
Samuel Bass was a 19th-century American train robber, outlaw, and outlaw gang leader. Notably, he led a gang of six that robbed a Union Pacific train in Nebraska in September 1877,…
Sam Bass, American outlaw (born 1851)
1878
Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (born 1804)
Baron Carl von Rokitansky was an Austrian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician, founder of the Viennese School of Medicine of the 19th century. He wa…
Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (born 1804)
1878
George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (born 1820)
George Law Curry was a predominant American political figure and newspaper publisher in the region that eventually became the state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he publishe…
George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (born 1820)
1878
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (born 1802)
Richard Upjohn was a British-American architect who immigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launchi…
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (born 1802)
1878
Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1846)
Mariam Baouardy, OCD, was a Palestinian Discalced Carmelite nun of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Born to parents from the town of Hurfiesh in the upper Galilee, later moved to…
Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1846)
1878
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (born 1825)
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens was a French avoué and adventurer who proclaimed by two decrees on 17 and 20 November 1860 that Araucanía and Patagonia did not depend of any other states…
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (born 1825)
1878
A dust explosion (depicted) at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths
The Great Mill Disaster, also known as the Washburn A Mill explosion, occurred on May 2, 1878, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The disaster resulted in 18 deaths. The exp…
A dust explosion (depicted) at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths
1878
The last witchcraft trial in the United States opened in Salem, Massachusetts
The Salem witchcraft trial of 1878, also known as the Ipswich witchcraft trial and the second Salem witch trial, was an American civil case held in May 1878 in Salem, Massachusetts…
The last witchcraft trial in the United States opened in Salem, Massachusetts