What Happened In March 1878 In History

Historical Events for March, 1878

• 3rd » The Russo-Turkish War (1877–78) or Russo-Turkish War ends as Bulgaria regains its independence from Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano; shortly after Congress of Berlin stripped its status to an autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
• 24th » The British frigate HMS Eurydice 1843 6 sinks, killing more than 300.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1878

• 2nd » William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American sailor (d. 1944)
• 3rd » Leopold Jessner, German director and producer (d. 1945)
• 4th » Takeo Arishima, Japanese author (d. 1923)
• 4th » P. D. Ouspensky, Russian philosopher (d. 1947)
• 4th » Egbert Van Alstyne, American pianist and songwriter (d. 1951)
• 7th » Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter (d. 1927)
• 11th » Umegatani Tōtarō II, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1927)
• 12th » Gemma Galgani, Italian mystic and saint (d. 1903)
• 15th » Rezā Shāh, Iranian king (d. 1944)
• 16th » Clemens August Graf von Galen, German cardinal (d. 1946)
• 18th » Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (d. 1956)
• 19th » Henricus Tromp, Dutch rower (d. 1962)
• 22nd » Michel Théato, Luxembourgian runner (d. 1919)
• 23rd » Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1934)
• 29th » Albert Von Tilzer, American songwriter (d. 1956)
• 31st » Jack Johnson (boxer) e.g Jack Johnson, American boxer (d. 1946)

Famous Deaths for March 1878

• 20th » Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)

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