Events in 1878

31 notable events from 1878 — wars, murders and riots.

• Great Mill Disaster
  May 2, 1878 · United States · Bombing & explosion
• Lincoln County War
  Feb 18, 1878–Jul 19, 1878 · United States · War & armed conflict
• Kioichō Incident
  May 14, 1878 · Japan · Murder & homicide
• Sinking of SS Princess Alice
  until Sep 3, 1878 · United Kingdom · Maritime disaster
• Takebashi incident
  Aug 23, 1878 · Japan · War & armed conflict
• Hödel assassination attempt
  May 11, 1878 · Germany · Murder & homicide
• 1878 Kanak revolt
  Dec 1, 1878 · New Caledonia · Riot & unrest
• Bochum lust murders
  1878–1882 · Germany · Murder & homicide
• Northern Cheyenne Exodus
  1878 · United States · War & armed conflict
• Harmanli massacre
  Jan 17, 1878 · Bulgaria · War & armed conflict
• 1878 St. Croix labor riot
  from 1878 · Virgin Islands · War & armed conflict
• 1878 Wallingford tornado
  Aug 9, 1878 · United States · Natural disaster
• Nobiling assassination attempt
  Jun 2, 1878 · Germany · Terrorism
• Oshambe drift
  Dec 24, 1878 · Japan · Maritime disaster
• Lynching of Charlotte Harris
  Mar 6, 1878 · United States · Genocide & ethnic violence
• Abercarn colliery disaster
  Sep 11, 1878 · United Kingdom · Bombing & explosion
• Cretan revolt (1878)
  Jan 1878–Oct 1878 · Greece · Riot & unrest
• Mado incident
  1878 · Japan · Riot & unrest
• Murder of Elizabeth Chantrelle
  Jan 2, 1878 · United Kingdom · Murder & homicide
• 1878 Macedonian rebellion
  Feb 19, 1878–Jul 13, 1878 · Greece · War & armed conflict
• Kumanovo uprising
  Jan 20, 1878–May 20, 1878 · North Macedonia · War & armed conflict
• Çırağan incident
  May 20, 1878 · Türkiye · War & armed conflict
• Epirus Revolt of 1878
  1878 · Greece · Riot & unrest
• Montceau-les-Mines troubles
  Jan 27, 1878–1885 · France · Riot & unrest
• Assassination of Manuel Pardo
  Nov 16, 1878 · Peru · Murder & homicide
• 1878 Tariffville train crash
  Jan 15, 1878 · United States · Rail accident
• Karewan Incident
  1878 · Taiwan · Massacre
• Wollaston disaster
  Oct 8, 1878 · United States · Rail accident
• War of Laleia
  1878–1880 · War & armed conflict
• Ermesinde rail disaster
  Oct 11, 1878 · Portugal · Rail accident
• Attacks on Serbs during the Serbian–Ottoman Wars
  1878 · Kosovo · Massacre