What Happened In November 1878 - Historical Events 1878 November

Historical Events for November, 1878

17th » First assassination attempt against Umberto I of Italy by anarchist Giovanni Passannante, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm. Prime Minister of Italy named Prime Minister Benedetto Cairoli blocked the aggressor, r

1st » Konrad Mägi, Estonian painter (d. 1925)
1st » Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentinian academic and politician, Nobel Peace Prize called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
2nd » Ōkido Moriemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 23rd Yokozuna (sumo) called Yokozuna (d. 1930)
5th » Max Ammermann, German rower
7th » Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist and academic (d. 1968)
9th » An Chang-ho, Korean activist (d. 1938)
10th » Cy Morgan, American baseball player (d. 1962)
13th » Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (d. 1952)
14th » Julie Manet, French painter and art collector (d. 1966)
14th » Leopold Staff, Ukrainian-Polish poet (d. 1957)
16th » Maxie Long, American runner (d. 1959)
17th » Grace Abbott, American social worker (d. 1939)
17th » Augustus Goessling, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1963)
21st » Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer and politician, Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany) e.g German Minister of Justice (d. 1949)
23rd » Frank Pick, English businessman (d. 1941)
26th » Marshall Taylor, American cyclist (d. 1932)
27th » Jatindramohan Bagchi, Indian poet (d. 1948)
27th » Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter (d. 1969)
29th » John Derbyshire (swimmer) named John Derbyshire, English swimmer and water polo player (d. 1938)

16th » Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878) e.g Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1874)
28th » Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (b. 1805)