Page 5: Historical Events In 1877

Jul 05   In the year 1877 wanda A Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne)   

Jul 06   In the year 1877 david Stanley Smith, composer   

Jul 09   On this day in history 1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held   

Jul 09   The All-England Croquet Club at Wimbledon staged the world's first lawn tennis championship on on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history the then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.   

Jul 13   Karl Erb, German tenor in the year 1877.   

Jul 13   Wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65 in the year 1877.   

Jul 14   General strike brings US railroad to a stand still on this day in history.   

Jul 16   In the year 1877 béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

Jul 19   In the year 1877 1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64)   

Jul 19   The first Wimbledon tennis championships held in the year 1877.   

Jul 20   Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 in the year 1877.   

Jul 21   -27] US army breaks railroad strike in the year 1877.   

Jul 23   1st US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history the first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed   

Jul 23   On this day in history the first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations   

Jul 24   On this day in history 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers   

Jul 24   On this day in history the first time federal troops are used to combat strikers   

Jul 26   Hubert Ahaus, missionary (Harvest Fields) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1877 charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain)   

Aug 01   On this day in history sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

Aug 02   SF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1877.   

Aug 05   In the year 1877 henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo   

Aug 10   Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians in the year 1877.   

Aug 10   First use of the telephone to dispatch trains. This was at the Caledonia Mine at Glace Bay on the Sydney Mines Railway. One of the owners was Gardiner G. Hubbard who was the father in law of Alexander Graham Bell who installed two telephones to control train movements on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history rudolf Hilferding, German economist/SPD-minister of Finance   

Aug 11   In the year 1877 adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)   

Aug 11   Asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history james Drummond, historical painter, dies   

Aug 12   In the year 1877 thomas Edison invents Edisonphone, a sound recording device   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison invents the Edisonphone, a sound recording device in the year 1877.   

Aug 16   On this day in history karl L Hoschna, composer   

Aug 17   On this day in history asaph Hall discovers Mars' moon Phobos   

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

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

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

Jan 10   Frederick Gardner Cottrell, inventor (elecrostatic precipitator) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Frank J. Corr, American politician (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Alexander Brullov, Russia painter (b. 1799) died in the year 1877.   

Jan 11   On this day in history pietro Romani, composer, dies at 85   

Jan 24   In the year 1877 death of johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796)   

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

Mar 04   In the year 1877 hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42   

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

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