Historical Events In 1877

Jul 05   Wanda A Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist (Musique Ancienne) in the year 1877.   

Jul 06   David Stanley Smith, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 09   1st Wimbledon tennis championship is held in the year 1877.   

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

Jul 10   The then villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain in the year 1877.   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1877 wilhelm E Freiherr von Ketteler, German bishop of Mainz, dies at 65   

Jul 14   General strike brings US railroad to a stand still in the year 1877.   

Jul 16   On this day in history béla Schick, Hungarian/US children artist (Serum Krankheit)   

Jul 19   1st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Spencer W Gore beats Marshall (61 62 64) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   Military shoots on stopped railroad workers in Balt, kills 9 on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history -27] US army breaks railroad strike   

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

Jul 23   In the year 1877 the first telephone & telegraph line in Hawaii completed   

Jul 23   In the year 1877 the first US municipal railroad, Cincinnati Southern, begins operations   

Jul 24   In the year 1877 1st time federal troops are used to combat strikers   

Jul 24   The first time federal troops are used to combat strikers in the year 1877.   

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

Aug 01   Charlotte Hughes, 1990 (oldest person in Great Britain) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1877.   

Aug 03   Karl Georg Lickl, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo on this day in history.   

Aug 10   Big Hole River: Col John Gibbon murders Nez-Perce indians on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1877 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.   

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

Aug 11   On this day in history adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (d.1954)   

Aug 11   In the year 1877 asaph Hall discovers Mars's moon Deimos   

Aug 12   James Drummond, historical painter, dies in the year 1877.   

Aug 12   On this day in history 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   Slava Raskaj, Croatian painter (d.1906) was born in the year 1877.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of lewis M Terman, Ind, psychologist (developed Stanford-Binet IQ test)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of hans Jelmoli, composer   

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

Jan 24   Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist (b. 1796) died on this day in history.   

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

Mar 04   On this day in history hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch governor (St Maarten), dies at 42   

Mar 09   In the year 1877 mark Prager Lindo, English/Dutch author (Neth Spectator), dies at 58   

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