Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   In the year 1876 republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate  

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   Sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention in the year 1876.  

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

Jun 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79  

Jun 21   Willem H Keesom, physicist (helium vast) in the year 1876.  

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   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   On this day in history 1st NLer to get 6 hits in 9 inn game (Dave Force, Phila Athletics)  

Jun 27   In the year 1876 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   On this day in history 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) in the year 1876.  

Jul 03   Montenegro declares war on Turkey on this day in history.  

Jul 04   1st public exhibition of electric light in SF on this day in history.  

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

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   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 11   In the year 1876 ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72  

Jul 12   In the year 1876 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   On this day in history birth of harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist (d. 1933)  

Jan 03   Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/pres (1949-60) was born in the year 1876.  

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died in the year 1876.  

Jan 10   In the year 1876 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   In the year 1876 johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43  

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

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