Historical Events In 1876

Jun 11   Republicans pick Rutherford B Hayes as presidental candidate in the year 1876.  

Jun 12   Narciso Garay, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 15   Sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention in the year 1876.  

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

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   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 in the year 1876.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1876.  

Jun 28   August W Ambros, Austria musicologist, dies at 59 in the year 1876.  

Jun 29   On this day in history nellie Taylor Ross, 1st woman to serve as a gov (Wyoming, 1925-27)  

Jun 30   On this day in history serbia declares war on Turkey  

Jul 01   In the year 1876 through rail travel between Halifax, Quebec and the rest of the Canadian rail system is made possible.  

Jul 02   Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23) on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1876 montenegro declares war on Turkey  

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

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   White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg SC, killing 5 in the year 1876.  

Jul 09   Black landowner murdered in Hamburg SC on this day in history.  

Jul 11   Ottho G Heldring, vicar (H-gestichten), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Paul Henry discovers asteroid #164 Eva in the year 1876.  

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   Johan C Altorf, sculptor (October 3rd monument) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of william Yeates Hurlstone, composer  

Jan 09   In the year 1876 birth of hans Bethge, writer  

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

Jan 11   Elmer Flick, American baseball player (d. 1971) was born in the year 1876.  

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

Jan 09   Samuel Gridley Howe, American abolitionist (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1876 charles EH de Coussemaker, Belgian musicologist/historian, dies at 70  

Jan 15   Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810) died in the year 1876.  

Feb 03   Gino Capponi, Italian marquis/literary/premier of Toscane, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Johan August Soderman, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

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

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