What Happened In February 1878 In History

Historical Events for February, 1878

• 18th » John Tunstall is murdered by outlaw Jesse Evans (outlaw) called Jesse Evans, sparking the Lincoln County War in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
• 19th » Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
• 21st » The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1878

• 1st » Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect (d. 1955)
• 1st » Milan Hodža, Slovak journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (d. 1944)
• 2nd » Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)
• 2nd » Joe Lydon (boxer) known as Joe Lydon, American boxer (d. 1937)
• 5th » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën (d. 1935)
• 6th » Walter B. Pitkin, American educator (d. 1953)
• 7th » Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Russian-American pianist and conductor (d. 1936)
• 8th » Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher (d. 1965)
• 11th » Peder Lykkeberg, Danish swimmer (d. 1944)
• 16th » Pamela Colman Smith, English illustrator (d. 1951)
• 16th » James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1920)
• 18th » Harriet Bosse, Swedish–Norwegian actress (d. 1961)
• 19th » Harriet Bosse, Swedish–Norwegian actress (d. 1961)
• 21st » Mirra Alfassa, French-Indian spiritual leader (d. 1973)
• 22nd » George Bryant (archer) known as George Bryant, American archer (d. 1938)
• 22nd » Walther Ritz, Swiss physicist (d. 1909)
• 23rd » Kazimir Malevich, Ukrainian painter and theorist (d. 1935)
• 27th » Alvan T. Fuller, American politician, 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
• 27th » Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer (d. 1959)
• 28th » Pierre Fatou, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1929)
• 28th » Artur Kapp, Estonian composer (d. 1952)

Famous Deaths for February 1878

• 7th » Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)
• 25th » Townsend Harris, American politician (b. 1804)

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