Historical Events In 1876

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

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

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

Jun 14   On this day in history california Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   On this day in history august Rockel, composer, dies at 61   

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

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

Jun 21   On this day in history 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 in the year 1876.   

Jun 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1876.   

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

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

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

Jun 28   On this day in history 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   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   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history montenegro declares war on Turkey   

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

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

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   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 in the year 1876.   

Jul 12   On this day in history paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva   

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   In the year 1876 birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)   

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1876 charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70   

Jan 15   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died in the year 1876.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43   

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

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