What day of the week was December 15, 1878?

The day of the week December 15th, 1878 fell on was a Sunday.

There were 10 days until Christmas.

Hans Carossa the German author and poet (d. 1956) was born on 15 December in 1878.

Alfred Bird the English chemist and businessman, invented baking powder (b. 1811) died on this day in 1878.