What Happened In September 1878 - Historical Events 1878 September

Historical Events for September, 1878

3rd » Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat SS Princess Alice 1865 2 collides with the 'Bywell Castle' in the River Thames.

1st » Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1942)
1st » J. F. C. Fuller, English general and historian (d. 1966)
1st » Tullio Serafin, Italian conductor and director (d. 1968)
2nd » Herman (Aav) e.g Herman, Estonian-Finnish archbishop (d. 1961)
2nd » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (d. 1920)
2nd » Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. 1946)
9th » Adelaide Crapsey, American poet and critic (d. 1914)
9th » Arthur Fox, American fencer (d. 1958)
9th » Sergio Osmeña, Filipino lawyer and politician, 4th President of the Philippines (d. 1961)
17th » Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (d. 1950)
17th » Antoine Védrenne, French rower (d. 1937)
18th » James O. Richardson, American admiral (d. 1974)
20th » Upton Sinclair, American journalist and author (d. 1968)
21st » Peter McWilliam, Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 1951)
22nd » Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician, 51st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1967)
24th » Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (d. 1947)
28th » Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1962)