Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   On this day in history republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate  

Jun 12   In the year 1876 narciso Garay, composer  

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

Jun 14   In the year 1876 california Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise  

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

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

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

Jun 18   August Rockel, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1876.  

Jun 20   Antonio L de Santa Ana, pres Mexico, dies at 79 in the year 1876.  

Jun 21   Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 23   On this day in history irvin S Cobb, Ky, writer/humorist (Old Judge Priest)  

Jun 25   On this day in history boston Custer, brother of George Custer, dies at Little Bighorn  

Jun 25   Custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn in the year 1876.  

Jun 25   In the year 1876 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.  

Jun 26   In the year 1876 nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor (Laughter & Tears)  

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

Jun 27   In the year 1876 christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81  

Jun 28   In the year 1876 august W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59  

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

Jun 30   Serbia declares war on Turkey in the year 1876.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 04   On this day in history the first public exhibition of electric light in SF  

Jul 04   On this day in history william Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone)  

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jul 08   On this day in history white terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5  

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

Jul 11   On this day in history ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72  

Jul 12   On this day in history paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva  

Jul 12   In the year 1876 the birth of Max Jacob, French poet  

Jul 13   29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office in the year 1876.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1876 birth of johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument)  

Jan 01   Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933) was born in the year 1876.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1876 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   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   Juste Olivier, Swiss poet (b. 1807) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1876.  

Jan 15   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died on this day in history.  

Feb 03   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70  

Feb 24   On this day in history jan Pieter Heije, Dutch physician/writer/poet, dies at 67