What Happened In October 1878 - Historical Events 1878 October

Historical Events for October, 1878

15th » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.
22nd » The first rugby football rugby match under floodlights takes place in Salford, Greater Manchester Salford, between Broughton and Swinton Lions Swinton.

1st » Othmar Spann, Austrian economist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1950)
5th » Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
8th » Walter Katzenstein, German rower (d. 1929)
12th » Truxton Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (d. 1956)
13th » Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (d. 1952)
15th » Paul Reynaud, French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France (d. 1966)
18th » James Truslow Adams, American historian and author (d. 1949)
22nd » Jaan Lattik, Estonian politician, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1967)