Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate on this day in history.   

Jun 12   On this day in history narciso Garay, composer   

Jun 14   In the year 1876 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics)   

Jun 14   In the year 1876 california Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise   

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention in the year 1876.   

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1876 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)   

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1876.   

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 in the year 1876.   

Jun 21   On this day in history antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79   

Jun 21   In the year 1876 willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)   

Jun 23   In the year 1876 irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest)   

Jun 25   On this day in history boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn   

Jun 25   In the year 1876 custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn   

Jun 25   Indian Chief Crazy Horse won the twohour Battle of Little Bighorn, Montana, wiping out the army of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Custer, who led the battle against the Sioux Indian encampment, was among the 200+ casualties. Ironically, the only survivor of Custer’s forces was a horse, Comanche on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears) in the year 1876.   

Jun 27   1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics) in the year 1876.   

Jun 27   In the year 1876 christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81   

Jun 28   In the year 1876 august W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59   

Jun 29   In the year 1876 nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)   

Jun 30   Serbia declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.   

Jul 01   In the year 1876 through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible.   

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) in the year 1876.   

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey on this day in history.   

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF in the year 1876.   

Jul 04   In the year 1876 the first public exhibition of electric light in SF   

Jul 04   On this day in history william Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone)   

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Jul 08   In the year 1876 white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5   

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72   

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva on this day in history.   

Jul 12   In the year 1876 the birth of Max Jacob, French poet   

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office in the year 1876.   

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born in the year 1876.   

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   In the year 1876 birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)   

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)   

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70   

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

Feb 03   On this day in history gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83   

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1876.   

Feb 21   In the year 1876 henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 24   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67