Page 6: Historical Events In 1876

Jul 15   Aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   In the year 1876 baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford   

Jul 17   Maxim M Litvinov, [Meyer H Wallach], Russian diplomat on this day in history.   

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

Jul 23   William Gillies Whittaker, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history thomas Molleson Mudie, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 26   In the year 1876 ernest Schelling, Belvidere NJ, composer/conductor (Victory Ball)   

Jul 29   In the year 1876 maria Ouspenskaya, Tula Russia, actress (Waterloo Bridge)   

Jul 31   On this day in history uS Coast Guard officers' training school established (New Bedford MA)   

Aug 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot   

Aug 02   On this day in history wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's   

Aug 05   Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History) on this day 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1876 dan O'Leacy completes 500 mile walk in 139h32m   

Aug 08   On this day in history thomas Edison patents mimeograph   

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

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

Aug 12   Mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton) in the year 1876.   

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

Aug 13   Reciprocity Treaty between US & Hawaii ratified in the year 1876.   

Aug 14   Alexander I Obrenovic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1922-34) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   Opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth on this day in history.   

Aug 19   George Smith, English assyriologist (script), dies at 36 in the year 1876.   

Aug 24   On this day in history riot abolishes fairs in Amsterdam, 2 killed   

Aug 29   Charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor (auto self-starter) in the year 1876.   

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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   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 in the year 1876.   

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

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

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.   

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

Jan 15   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.