1878

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
Years:	1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1878 (Events)

1878 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar and a common year of the Julian calendar, the 1878th year of the Common Era (CE), the 78th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1870s decade. As of the start of 1878, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1878 corresponds to the years 34–35 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Siyyid Mustafá Rúmí.

Events

• Amínu’l-Bayán is appointed the first Trustee of the Ḥuqúqu’lláh.
• Siyyid Mustafá Rúmí and Jamál Effendi visit Burma.

Births

• February 19: George Adam Benke, the first European Bahá'í martyr.