Historical Events In 1876

Feb 18   Direct telegraph link established between Britain & NZ in the year 1876.  

Feb 20   Fyodor Akimenko, composer in the year 1876.  

Feb 21   Constantin Brancusi, Romanian/French sculptor (Princesse X) in the year 1876.  

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

Feb 22   In the year 1876 johns Hopkins University opens  

Feb 23   In the year 1876 agnes M Royden, writer  

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

Feb 24   In the year 1876 jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1876 charles Freer, art collector; endowed Freer Gallery [or 1856]  

Feb 26   Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1876 pius XII, [Euhenio MGG Pacelli], 260th Pope (1939-58)  

Mar 04   Alfred Holmes, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1876.  

Mar 04   On this day in history uS Congress decides to impeach Minister of War Belknap  

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

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 battle at Gura Ethiopian emperor Yohannes beats Egyptians  

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

Mar 07   In the year 1876 telephone patented by Alexander Graham Bell in the United States  

Mar 08   Franco Alfano, Italian opera composer (Il dottore Antonio) in the year 1876.  

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

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

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

Mar 16   In the year 1876 charles Halton, Wash DC, actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again)  

Mar 16   Nelly Saunders & Rose Harland fight 1st female boxing match (NY) in the year 1876.  

Mar 16   On this day in history nelly Saunders &Rose Harland fight first female boxing match (New York)  

Mar 17   On this day in history 1st record high jump over 6' (Marshall Jones Brooks)  

Mar 17   On this day in history frederic Ayers, composer  

Mar 17   General Crook destroy Cheyennes and Oglala-Sioux Indian camps in the year 1876.  

Mar 18   F Freiligrath, writer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)  

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   On this day in history birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of hans Bethge, writer  

Jan 10   Johannes W "Jan" Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith was born in the year 1876.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807)  

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   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 on this day in history.