Famous Weddings
Archibald Primrose
53rd UK Prime Minister Archibald Primrose (31) weds heiress Hannah de Rothschild (27) at the Board of Guardians in Mount Street, London
Famous Deaths
- Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (first law of thermodynamics), dies at 63
1878 Highlights
About March 20, 1878
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 145 years, 6 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Pisces
