Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history narciso Garay, composer  

Jun 14   1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Phila Athletics) on this day in history.  

Jun 14   California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise on this day in history.  

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention on this day in history.  

Jun 15   On this day in history sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention  

Jun 17   In the year 1876 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)  

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jun 20   In the year 1876 antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79  

Jun 21   In the year 1876 antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79  

Jun 21   In the year 1876 willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast)  

Jun 23   Irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest) on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Indian Chief Crazy Horse won the twohour Battle of Little Bighorn, Montana, wiping out the army of Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. Custer, who led the battle against the Sioux Indian encampment, was among the 200+ casualties. Ironically, the only survivor of Custer’s forces was a horse, Comanche in the year 1876.  

Jun 26   Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears) on this day in history.  

Jun 27   In the year 1876 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics)  

Jun 27   On this day in history christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81  

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   In the year 1876 nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)  

Jun 30   On this day in history serbia declares war on Turkey  

Jul 01   Through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.  

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF in the year 1876.  

Jul 04   In the year 1876 the first public exhibition of electric light in SF  

Jul 04   In the year 1876 william Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone)  

Jul 08   On this day in history josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78  

Jul 08   In the year 1876 white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5  

Jul 09   In the year 1876 black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC  

Jul 11   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72 in the year 1876.  

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history the birth of Max Jacob, French poet  

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)  

Jan 07   William Yeates Hurlstone, composer was born in the year 1876.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1876 birth of johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith  

Jan 11   In the year 1876 birth of elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)  

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   On this day in history charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70  

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

Feb 03   On this day in history gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83  

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1876.  

Feb 21   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1876.  

Feb 24   Jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67 on this day in history.