Input interpretation
ytterbium | discovery year
Result
1878
Timeline
Timeline
Time from today
The year 1878 was 142 years ago.
Date range
Tuesday, January 1, 1878 to Tuesday, December 31, 1878
Jewish calendar | 26 Tevet, 5638 (until sunset) to 5 Tevet, 5639 (until sunset) Islamic calendar | 26 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1294 (until sunset) to 6 Muharram, 1296 (until sunset) Chinese lunar calendar | 28 shiyiyue, 4574 to 8 shieryue, 4575
Notable events in 1878
January 1: Electric Light Bulb patented
January 1: Pelton wheel invented
January 1: Rebreather invented
January 1: Shepard's Citations is introduced
January 28: Yale Daily News becomes first daily college newspaper in the United States
February 2: Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire
May 14: Trademarked name "Vaseline" is registered by Robert Chesebrough
July 13: Treaty of Berlin is signed
August 21: American Bar Association is founded
September 3: "Princess Alice" steam boat sinks
Calendar
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