Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   In the year 1877 england's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India   

Jan 02   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1877 cornerlius Vanderbilt, millionaire entrepreneur and the richest man in the world at the time of his death, dies.   

Jan 04   Gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera) in the year 1877.   

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) in the year 1877.   

Jan 08   Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory) on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)   

Jan 11   Pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)   

Jan 15   US Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop   

Jan 17   In the year 1877 hans Jelmoli, composer   

Jan 18   In the year 1877 samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961)   

Jan 19   In the year 1877 charles Coburn, Savannah Ga, actor (Devil & Miss Jones)   

Jan 20   Ruth St Denis, Newark NJ, ballerina (Dances of the 5 Senses) in the year 1877.   

Jan 22   In the year 1877 arthur Tooth, an Anglican clergyman is taken into custody after being prosecuted for using ritualist practices.   

Jan 22   Hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics in the year 1877.   

Jan 25   On this day in history congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden   

Jan 26   On this day in history kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter   

Jan 30   In the year 1877 storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces   

Jan 31   Max Ettlinger, German philosopher in the year 1877.   

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 01   Plague in Russian Empire on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer in the year 1877.   

Feb 03   The piano piece 'chopsticks' is copyrighted on this day in history.   

Feb 07   In the year 1877 1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (NYC)   

Feb 07   Feliks Nowowiejski, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history uS weather service established   

Feb 12   1st news dispatch by telephone, between Boston & Salem, Mass on this day in history.   

Feb 12   American railroad workers strike against wage reduction in the year 1877.   

Feb 12   On this day in history first news dispatch by telephone, between Boston &Salem MA   

Feb 13   Jazeps Medins, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune) in the year 1877.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934)   

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 17   Hans Jelmoli, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of may Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969)   

Jan 04   On this day in history cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82   

Jan 09   In the year 1877 death of alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799)   

Jan 11   In the year 1877 pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 24   On this day in history death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)   

Feb 01   Joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1877.   

Mar 04   Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58 in the year 1877.   

Mar 12   Crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1877.