1878 suicides

German cartographer (1822-1878)

French satirist and lawyer (1829–1878)

Satanta (IPA: [seˈtʰæntə]) (Set:t’aiñde ([séʔ.tˀã́j.dè]) or White Bear) ( – October 11, 1878) was a Kiowa war chief. He was a member of the Kiowa tribe, born around 1815, during the height of the power of the Plains Tribes, probably along the Canadian River in the traditional winter camp grounds of his people.

German assassin who attacked Wilhelm I of Germany (1848-1878)

American abortionist