Historical Events In 1876

May 07   On this day in history franz count of Pocci, German artist/composer (Alchemist), dies at 69   

May 08   On this day in history truganini, last originating Tasmanian, dies   

May 10   On this day in history centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia   

May 10   On this day in history ivan Cankar, Slavs author (Hlapec Jernej-Njegova Pravica)   

May 12   Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria in the year 1876.   

May 12   In the year 1876 henri A Esquiros, French poet (Evangile du peuple), dies at 63   

May 13   In the year 1876 amersfoort-Zutphen railway opens   

May 13   Raoul Laparra, composer on this day in history.   

May 15   2nd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Swim aboard Vagrant wins in 2:38.25 on this day in history.   

May 17   In the year 1876 7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Fort Lincoln   

May 17   On this day in history 7th US Cavalry under Custer leaves Ft Lincoln   

May 17   On this day in history alban Collignon, Belgian sport journalist   

May 19   Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer, Dutch historian/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

May 20   Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old in the year 1876.   

May 20   In the year 1876 john Owen Jones, composer   

May 23   On this day in history 1st NL no-hitter (Joe Borden, Boston)   

May 24   Henry Kingsley, English/Australian writer, dies at 46 in the year 1876.   

May 25   In the year 1876 1st tie in NL history (Athletics & Louisville, 2-2 in 14)   

May 26   On this day in history frantisek Palacky, Czech historian/MP, dies at 77   

May 26   In the year 1876 hMS Challenger returns from 128,000-km oceanographic exploration   

May 26   Jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion in the year 1876.   

May 27   Joseph Bosworth, lexicographer/scholar, dies on this day in history.   

May 30   In the year 1876 ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murat V.   

Jun 01   Christo Botew, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 02   Hakon Borresen, composer in the year 1876.   

Jun 02   In the year 1876 hristo Botev, a national revolutionary of Bulgaria, is killed in Stara Planina   

Jun 03   On this day in history lacrosse introduced in Britain & Canada   

Jun 04   An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City in the year 1876.   

Jun 04   Robert Dower, cricketer (1 Test S Africa v England 1898, scored 0 & 9) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   In the year 1876 bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Phila   

Jun 07   On this day in history george Sand, writer, dies at 71   

Jun 08   On this day in history george Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71   

Jun 10   10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40.5 on this day in history.   

Jun 11   In the year 1876 alfred L Kroeber, Hoboken NJ, author (Anthropologist looks at History)   

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Jan 01   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)   

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born in the year 1876.   

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Hans Bethge, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith   

Jan 11   Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died in the year 1876.   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801)   

Jan 10   Charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)   

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 in the year 1876.   

Feb 10   On this day in history johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43   

Feb 21   On this day in history henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70   

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 in the year 1876.