Historical Events In 1877

Jan 01   England's Queen Victoria proclaimed empress of India in the year 1877.   

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

Jan 04   Cornelius Vanderbilt, US robber baron, dies at 82 in the year 1877.   

Jan 04   Cornerlius Vanderbilt, millionaire entrepreneur and the richest man in the world at the time of his death, dies on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   Johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   US Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens in the year 1877.   

Jan 16   Color organ (for light shows) patented, by Bainbridge Bishop in the year 1877.   

Jan 17   In the year 1877 hans Jelmoli, composer   

Jan 18   Samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d.1961) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1877 hjalmar Schacht, president of German Reichsbank/minister of Economics   

Jan 25   In the year 1877 congress determines presidential election between Hayes-Tilden   

Jan 26   In the year 1877 kees van Dongen, Netherland, French painter   

Jan 30   Storm flood ravages Dutch coastal provinces on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Max Ettlinger, German philosopher on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1877 joseph-Leon Gatayes, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 01   In the year 1877 plague in Russian Empire   

Feb 01   On this day in history thomas Frederick Dunhill, composer   

Feb 03   The piano piece 'chopsticks' is copyrighted in the year 1877.   

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

Feb 07   In the year 1877 feliks Nowowiejski, composer   

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 in the year 1877.   

Feb 17   On this day in history henri Vandeputte, Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1877 birth of gibson Gowland, England, actor (Blind Husbands, Phantom of the Opera)   

Jan 07   In the year 1877 birth of johannes F Buziau, Dutch cabaret performer (1 great dog)   

Jan 10   In the year 1877 birth of frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator)   

Jan 12   Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 15   Lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   May Gibbs, Australian children's author (d. 1969) was born in the year 1877.   

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   On this day in history pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died in the year 1877.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1877 crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer, dies at 52