Historical Events In 1876

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

Jun 12   In the year 1876 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 in the year 1876.  

Jun 15   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention  

Jun 15   In the year 1876 sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention  

Jun 17   On this day in history 1st to hit 2 HRs; & score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's)  

Jun 18   In the year 1876 august Rockel, composer, dies at 61  

Jun 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 custer & 7th Cavalry wiped out by Sioux & Cheyenne at Little Big Horn  

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   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   Christian G Ehrenberg, German zoologist (micro-organisms), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1876.  

Jul 02   In the year 1876 wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23)  

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   The first public exhibition of electric light in SF in the year 1876.  

Jul 04   William Farnum, Boston MA, actor (Spoilers, Man who Fights Alone) on this day in history.  

Jul 08   Josef Dessauer, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1876.  

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   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 29th Postmaster General: James N Tyner of Ind takes office  

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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 in the year 1876.  

Jan 05   Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1876 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   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   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.  

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 in the year 1876.  

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   Henry John Gauntlett, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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