Page 5: Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   In the year 1876 republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate   

Jun 12   Narciso Garay, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 15   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention   

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention in the year 1876.   

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   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 21   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 in the year 1876.   

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   Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn on this day in history.   

Jun 25   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 27   On this day in history christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81   

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 in the year 1876.   

Jun 29   Nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27) on this day in history.   

Jun 30   In the year 1876 serbia declares war on Turkey   

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

Jul 02   On this day in history wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23)   

Jul 03   In the year 1876 montenegro declares war on Turkey   

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1876 josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78   

Jul 08   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 in the year 1876.   

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

Jul 11   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer   

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

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1876.   

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

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