Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate in the year 1876.   

Jun 12   In the year 1876 narciso Garay, composer   

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

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise in the year 1876.   

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention   

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

Jun 18   In the year 1876 august Rockel, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 20   On this day in history antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79   

Jun 21   In the year 1876 antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79   

Jun 21   On this day in history willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)   

Jun 23   On this day in history 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   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn in the year 1876.   

Jun 25   On this day in history 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.   

Jun 26   On this day in history nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)   

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

Jun 27   Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81 in the year 1876.   

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

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

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

Jul 01   Through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible on this day in history.   

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.   

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

Jul 04   On this day in history the first public exhibition of electric light in SF   

Jul 04   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) in the year 1876.   

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1876.   

Jul 08   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 11   In the year 1876 ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72   

Jul 12   In the year 1876 paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva   

Jul 12   The birth of Max Jacob, French poet in the year 1876.   

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)   

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 03   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer   

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 11   In the year 1876 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)   

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1876 johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43   

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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