Historical Events In 1876

Jul 15   On this day in history aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82   

Jul 15   Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1876 maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat   

Jul 20   On this day in history 1st US intercollegiate track meet held, Saratoga, NY; Princeton wins   

Jul 23   William Gillies Whittaker, composer in the year 1876.   

Jul 24   Thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball)   

Jul 29   Maria Ouspenskaya, Tula Russia, actress (Waterloo Bridge) on this day in history.   

Jul 31   US Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA) in the year 1876.   

Aug 01   In the year 1876 colorado becomes 38th state   

Aug 01   Wild Bill Hickok shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot   

Aug 02   Wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's in the year 1876.   

Aug 05   On this day in history mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)   

Aug 07   In the year 1876 mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)   

Aug 07   The birth of Mata Hari, Dutch born dancer and spy in the year 1876.   

Aug 08   Dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1876 thomas Edison patents mimeograph   

Aug 10   On this day in history 1st phone call between Brantford & Paris, Canada   

Aug 12   In the year 1876 madeline (US) beats Countess Dufferin (Canada) in 4th America's Cup   

Aug 12   In the year 1876 mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton)   

Aug 12   Off Newport Rhode Island, the US yacht Madeleine beats the Countess Dufferin from Toronto in two straight heats in the 4th America's Cup on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1876 reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified   

Aug 14   On this day in history alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34)   

Aug 14   In the year 1876 prairie View State University forms   

Aug 15   Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist in the year 1876.   

Aug 15   US law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find in the year 1876.   

Aug 16   Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth in the year 1876.   

Aug 16   On this day in history the opera "Siegfried" is produced (Bayreuth)   

Aug 17   On this day in history eric Drummond, 1st Secretary-General of League of Nations (1919-33)   

Aug 17   In the year 1876 opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth   

Aug 19   George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed in the year 1876.   

Aug 29   On this day in history charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor (auto self-starter)   

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)   

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 09   In the year 1876 birth of hans Bethge, writer   

Jan 10   In the year 1876 birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)   

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1876 death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)   

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 in the year 1876.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)   

Feb 03   In the year 1876 gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83   

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1876.   

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 in the year 1876.