Historical Events In 1876

Feb 18   Direct telegraph link established between Britain & NZ on this day in history.  

Feb 20   Fyodor Akimenko, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 21   On this day in history constantin Brancusi, Romanian/French sculptor (Princesse X)  

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

Feb 22   Johns Hopkins University opens on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Agnes M Royden, writer on this day in history.  

Feb 24   On this day in history henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt," premieres in Oslo  

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

Feb 24   Jean Poveigh, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856] on this day in history.  

Feb 26   In the year 1876 agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38)  

Feb 28   Charles Edward Horsley, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1876.  

Feb 28   In the year 1876 john Alden Carpenter, Chicago Illinois, composer (Sea Drift)  

Mar 01   Guernsey Cattle Club forms (Farmington Conn) in the year 1876.  

Mar 02   On this day in history pius XII, [Euhenio MGG Pacelli], 260th Pope (1939-58)  

Mar 04   Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1876 uS Congress decides to impeach Minister of War Belknap  

Mar 05   In the year 1876 marie-C-S de Flavigny Agoult, [Daniel Stern], Fren author, dies at 70  

Mar 07   In the year 1876 alexander Graham Bell of Salem, MA received a patent for his invention, the telephone.  

Mar 07   On this day in history alexander Graham Bell patents telephone  

Mar 07   Battle at Gura Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1876 battle at Gura: Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians  

Mar 07   On this day in history telephone patented by Alexander Graham Bell in the United States  

Mar 08   On this day in history franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio)  

Mar 10   On this day in history 1st telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson)  

Mar 10   The first telephone call made (Alexander Graham Bell to Thomas Watson) in the year 1876.  

Mar 11   Carl Ruggles, Marion Mass, composer (Evocations) on this day in history.  

Mar 16   Charles Halton, Wash DC, actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again) in the year 1876.  

Mar 16   In the year 1876 nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY)  

Mar 16   Nelly Saunders &Rose Harland fight first female boxing match (New York) on this day in history.  

Mar 17   1st record high jump over 6' (Marshall Jones Brooks) in the year 1876.  

Mar 17   On this day in history frederic Ayers, composer  

Mar 17   On this day in history general Crook destroy Cheyennes and Oglala-Sioux Indian camps  

Mar 18   F Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65 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 in the year 1876.  

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

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   On this day in history birth of hans Bethge, writer  

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971)  

Jan 07   In the year 1876 death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)  

Jan 09   In the year 1876 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   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1876 henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70  

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