Historical figures in 1878

The atlas holds 12 people and 25 moments here, in 1878. The most recorded lives are Thomas Edison, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Writers, Performers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

1. Thomas Edison

   in 1878

   5 moments here

   American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1878

   3 moments here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

3. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1878

   3 moments here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

4. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

   in 1878

   3 moments here

   Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

5. Victor Hugo

   in 1878

   2 moments here

   French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

6. Vincent van Gogh

   in 1878

   2 moments here

   Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…

7. Jules Verne

   in 1878

   2 moments here

   French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…

8. Joseph Stalin

   in 1878

   1 moment here

   Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

9. Mark Twain

   in 1878

   1 moment here

   Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

10. Oscar Wilde

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

11. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

12. Rudyard Kipling

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…

Moments

1. 1878 Tours continental Europe with his family Mark Twain
2. 1878 Return to Dublin after Oxford Oscar Wilde
3. 1878 Hosted Congress of Berlin Otto von Bismarck
4. 1878 Work in San Remo Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
5. 1878 Admission to United Services College Rudyard Kipling
6. 1878 Returns to Hauteville House Victor Hugo
7. 1878 Settles on Avenue d'Eylau Victor Hugo
8. 1878 Demonstrates phonograph in Washington Thomas Edison
9. 1878 Composition at Brailov estate Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
10. 1878 English study in Ahmedabad Rabindranath Tagore
11. 1878 Demonstrates phonograph at Mount St. Vincent Thomas Edison
12. 1878 Made a pilgrimage to Optina Pustyn Fyodor Dostoyevsky
13. 1878 Returned to Staraya Russa after his son’s death Fyodor Dostoyevsky
14. 1878 Saint-Michel voyage to Lisbon Jules Verne
15. 1878 Observes eclipse at Rawlins Thomas Edison
16. 1878 Saint-Michel voyage to Algiers Jules Verne
17. 1878 Guest of the Pandurang family Rabindranath Tagore
18. 1878 Inspects mines at Virginia City Thomas Edison
19. 1878 Visits San Francisco on western journey Thomas Edison
20. 1878 Moved into his final Kuznechny Lane home Fyodor Dostoyevsky
21. 1878 Student residence at Medina Villas Rabindranath Tagore
22. 1878 Trains as an evangelist in Laeken Vincent van Gogh
23. 1878 Born in Gori Joseph Stalin
24. 1878 Residence in Florence Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
25. 1878 Preaches in the Borinage Vincent van Gogh

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