1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1878th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 878th year of the 2nd millennium, 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.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1840s 1850s 1860s – 1870s – 1880s 1890s 1900s |
| Years: | 1875 1876 1877 – 1878 – 1879 1880 1881 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1878 MDCCCLXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2631 |
| Armenian calendar | 1327 ԹՎ ՌՅԻԷ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6628 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 34–35 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1799–1800 |
| Bengali calendar | 1285 |
| Berber calendar | 2828 |
| British Regnal year | 41 Vict. 1 – 42 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2422 |
| Burmese calendar | 1240 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7386–7387 |
| Chinese calendar | 丁丑年 (Fire Ox) 4574 or 4514 — to — 戊寅年 (Earth Tiger) 4575 or 4515 |
| Coptic calendar | 1594–1595 |
| Discordian calendar | 3044 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1870–1871 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5638–5639 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1934–1935 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1799–1800 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4978–4979 |
| Holocene calendar | 11878 |
| Igbo calendar | 878–879 |
| Iranian calendar | 1256–1257 |
| Islamic calendar | 1294–1296 |
| Japanese calendar | Meiji 11 (明治１１年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1806–1807 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4211 |
| Minguo calendar | 34 before ROC 民前34年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 410 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2420–2421 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴火牛年 (female Fire-Ox) 2004 or 1623 or 851 — to — 阳土虎年 (male Earth-Tiger) 2005 or 1624 or 852 |
Events
change- March 3 – The Treaty of San Stefano ends the Russo-Turkish War.
- June 12 – July 12 – Congress of Berlin meets to talk about the independence of the Balkans following the Russo-Turkish War.
- Ipswich Town F.C. founded
- Everton F.C. founded
- Manchester United F.C. founded
Deaths
change- February 7 – Pope Pius IX (b. 1792)