Historical Events
- Vaseline is granted a patent (U.S. Patent 127,568)
Famous Birthdays
- J. L. Wilkinson, American Baseball HOF executive (founder All Nations Baseball club 1912 & NgL Kansas City Monarchs 1920), born in Algona, Iowa (d. 1964)
Famous Deaths
- Ookubo Toshimichi, Japanese statesman, samurai, and one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration (b. 1830)
Died in 1878 1878 Highlights
About May 14, 1878
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 146 years and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Taurus
