1878 in History
19 events found for 1878
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Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (born 1795)
Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (born 1795)
Joseph Henry, American physicist and academic (born 1797)
Joseph Henry, American physicist and academic (born 1797)
Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (born 1830)
Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (born 1830)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1792)
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1792)
Robert Stirling, Scottish minister and engineer, invented the stirling engine (born 1790)
Robert Stirling, Scottish minister and engineer, invented the stirling engine (born 1790)
Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (born 1815)
Crawford Long, American surgeon and pharmacist (born 1815)
Mercedes of Orléans, Queen Consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain (born 1860)
Mercedes of Orléans, Queen Consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain (born 1860)
Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (born 1800)
Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (born 1800)
Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet and politician (born 1812)
Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet and politician (born 1812)
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1847)
Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1847)
Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (born 1804)
Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (born 1804)
George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (born 1820)
George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (born 1820)
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (born 1802)
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (born 1802)
Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1846)
Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1846)
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (born 1825)
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (born 1825)