Timeline May 1878

Events in May 1878 4

• 1830 – 1878 Okubo Toshimichi (1830-1878) Died 14 May 1878, aged 47 A Japanese statesman regarded as one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration, he was a principal architect of Japan's modernization as a government minister. He was assassinated in Tokyo by disaffected samurai opposed to his reforms. His death marked the end of the Restoration's founding generation of leaders.
• 1878 Exposition Universelle opens in Paris World's fair showcases new technology and the arts France hosted its third World's Fair in Paris, featuring the newly completed head of the Statue of Liberty and early displays of electric lighting. The exposition drew over 13 million visitors and marked France's recovery from the Franco-Prussian War. It closed in November 1878.
• 1878 – 1949 Bill Robinson (1878-1949) American tap dancer known as Bojangles, famous for his stair dance and his films with Shirley Temple.
• 1878 Bill Robinson born in Richmond Bill Robinson is born in Richmond.